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With Microsoft Office Outlook® Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live™ account including email messages, contacts, and calendars for free!

• How to Install Outlook Connector.
• Setting your new Live Account as the default account.
• Migrating your existing mail to Windows Live.

How to Install Outlook Connector

1. Go to http://explore.live.com/outlook-hotmail-connector-pack.

   Click on "Microsoft Office Outlook® Connector" link.

   

2. The Office Outlook Connector page will be displayed.

   Click Download now.

   

3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Download.

   

4. Click Run.

   

5. Once the download is complete, confirm that you would like to install by clicking Run.

   

6. If you agree to the terms, check the box in the left corner and click Continue.

   

7. Click Next to continue the installation.

   

8. Enter your personal information as desired. The information entered will not effect how your email messages are handled. Click Next to continue.

   

9. Click Install to install Outlook Connector.

   

10. Click Finish to close the installer. Outlook will launch automatically.

    

11. a. If you see the following window, click Next and continue to step 12. If you do not see the window, follow step 11b.

    

    b. From the Outlook Connector menu, click Add a New Account

    

12. Enter your @mymts.net account name and password.

    Enter your name, which will be used to in the From field in emails you send.

    Click Ok.

    

13. Your new email account is now set up. Click OK, exit, and restart Outlook.

    

Setting your new Live Account as the default account.

1. Click on the Tools menu and then click Account Settings.

   

2. Select your @mymts.net account and click Set as Default.

   

3. Click the Data Files tab.

   

4. Select your @mymts.net account and click Set as Default.

   

5. Click OK to confirm the default data file change.

   

6. Click Close.

   

7. Close and restart Outlook.

Migrating your existing mail to Windows Live

Using "Outlook® Connector" will synchronize your email between your computer and the Windows Live webmail. Windows Live™ does not, however, support the same level of organization as Outlook.

Mortys E-mails circled on the image below is an example of a sub-folder.

Forwards circled on the image below is an example of a regular (top-level) folder.

Moving Sub-Folders to your Windows Live account.

1. Right click on the sub-folder you wish to synchronize and click Move "[Folder Name]".

   

2. Select your @mymts.net email account from the list and click OK.

   

3. You should now see the folder you just moved in your mymts.net synchronized folders on the left hand side, under your @mymts.net account.

   

   This folder is now accessible online at http://live.mymts.net.

   

Repeat this process for all folders you would like to synchronize.

Please Note: Depending on the size of the folders, initial synchronization could take several hours to complete.

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