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SMPT Error Message - Can not send mail out

Step 1
Click on the Outlook icon located underneath the start menu or found on the desktop. 

Step 2
Outlook will pull up the introduction screen.  See Figure 1.

Setting Up Outlook Figure 1

Step 3
Locate the "Tools" menu at the top of the Outlook screen.  Click on it and a drop down menu will appear.  Select Mail Accounts.  See Figure 2.

Setting Up Outlook Figure 2

Step 4
A new window will display account information.  Click on "View or change existing e-mail accounts."  Then press the next button.  See Figure 3.

Setting Up Outlook Figure 3

Step 5
Outlook will adjust to another screen, asking the user to pick an account.  Highlight the account then select the "Change" button.  See Figure 4.

Setting Up Outlook Figure 4

Step 6
The next screen Outlook shows is the settings that need to be put into the program to retrieve and send e-mail. Click the "More Settings" button for more details.

Setting Up Outlook Figure 5

Step 7
A new window appears.  Select the tab "Advanced" at the top of the new screen.    The current window will adjust.  Place your curser within the Outgoing server (SMPT) box and change the number 80 to 587.   Press the "OK" button.  See Figure 6.

Step 8
Outlook will return to the original window.  Select the next button.  See Figure 7.

Setting Up Outlook Figure 7

Step 9
Select the finish button and your e-mail account is ready to use within Outlook.  See Figure 8.

Setting Up Outlook Figure 8

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