Outlook 2007 IMAP
Outlook 2007 has several modes. Normally we use Microsoft Exchange Server
mode.
But if you prefer to use IMAP mode you can do that. IMAP would be the
appropriate choice for people who just use email and not calendaring and their computer
is not in the SLAC network (e.g.
at home or another institution).
- Prerequisites
- First you'll need an Exchange server account. If you don't already have one then
send an email to Computing
Account Desk to
request an account.
- Configuring Outlook for IMAP
- Start Outlook 2007. Fill in your name and email address if
it didn't get filled in automatically. Then check the box at the
bottom of the pop-up so you can manually configure Outlook to
run in IMAP mode. Press Next.
- In the next screen you will accept the default of
Internet E-mail and press Next.
- On this next page please fill in all the fields as you see
below. Be sure and change the Account Type from the default of
POP to IMAP. Then press the More
Settings button.
- Select the Advanced tab. Select SSL from
the drop down list in the IMAP section. You will see the port
number change to 992. Then press OK. Then press
Next.
- On this last screen press Finish.
- Starting Outlook 2007 the First Time
- You will be prompted for your password. Go ahead and have it
remember your password and press OK.
- The default is to show you only the Personal Folders. You
want to open the set of folders under that. The one with your
email address. Once you do that you'll see all your folders.
- Getting Mail Routed to Your New Inbox
- If you have a Unix account you should set up
forwarding.
- You should also verify your Mailrouter address is correct. You can
check it here and if it does not say it is sending
your email to exchange server then contact
Computing
Account Desk.
- Things to Do Early On
- You can use the SLAC LDAP service to provide access to the SLAC
directory to use as your Address Book.
- Tools;
- Account Settings;
- Address Books tab;
- New;
- Keep the default of LDAP service;
- Press Next;
- Fill in the server name box with ldap.slac.stanford.edu;
- Press Next;
- Press OK when it tells you'll need to restart Outlook for
the settings to take effect;
- Press Finish and go ahead and restart Outlook.
- If you'd like to make this LDAP server the first address book checked when composing email
then do the following:
- Tools;
- Address Book;
- Tools;
- Options;
- In the drop-down under "Show this address
list first:" select ldap.slac.stanford.edu;
- Click on ldap.slac.stanford.edu in the
lower window and press the up arrow button on the right side of the window;
- Then press OK to close the window;
- Close the Address Books window.
Last Updated:
11/04/2009