HOW+TO

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A series of how-to's for software we use at the MLS.

Outlook email - setting up with an IMAP server
The big trick is using the IMAP inbox as the start point. Outlook doesn't do this automatically (//due to it being designed for integration with Exchange servers and it's own calendar integration//).

To set the IMAP inbox as the default start-up inbox go to these menus: Tools \Options \Adv. Options \Start in this folder ...choose the IMAP inbox.

You need to do the same for Sent folder (from Outlook Help): Tools menu, click Account Settings. Select your e-mail account, click Change. Click More Settings. In the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Folders tab, ...choose the IMAP Sent folder.

The next steps are only necessary if you have folders to organize your email on the IMAP server. IMAP folders - Loading & Subscribing

Loading IMAP Folders: Tools \ Send & Receive \ Update Folder List

Subscribing to IMAP Folder (showing only what you need): Tools \ IMAP Folders\ clcik Query \ Subscribed \ click botton to unsubscribe

This website has very good illustrated tips on using IMAP with Outlook 2007: @http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/cs/office2007/Outlook/setup.html