How to get into a manual setup screen in 2024 Outlook classic?

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I’m trying to get to the Manual Account Settings screen to setup 2024 Outlook classic (p/o Office).

When I open the app, it throws a Outlook screen requiring an Email address and to click a “Connect”  button to get by, even though I clicked on “Advanced options” and checked “Let me set up my account manually”.  The next screen allows type selection (POP for me) then wants the Password as though the app is going to try to set up the account anyway.

How do you get past these screens to do some input?

I don’t want to go too far without knowing the end result – will the app ever let the user into the old Account Settings pages to setup: Sever, Logon, Server Ports, and location to store .pst file?

Windows 11 Pro v24H2 and Windows 10 Pro x64 v22H2

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Tex265

Welcome to the world of Microsoft Office 2024.

Assuming that Outlook 2024 opens you can try the following to setup new accounts.

• Click on File to reach the Account Information screen,
• Click Add Account and ignore the offered Email address,
• Click Advanced options and check the box in front of Let me set up my account manually,
• Click Connect to go to the Advance setup page,
• On the Advanced setup page select POP or IMAP
• Then you should be able to setup your account by filling in the blanks, selecting Ports, selecting encryption (or not), and checking the box in front of Secure Password Authentication if you want.

That should just about do it.do it.

If you plan to use Calendar and Contacts set them up before adding additional accounts.

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Kathy Stevens wrote:

Click Connect to go to the Advance setup page,

On the Advanced setup page select POP or IMAP

Then you should be able to setup your account by filling in the blanks, selecting Ports, selecting encryption (or not), and checking the box in front of Secure Password Authentication if you want.

The app opens to a small screen that wants the Email address, allows the Advanced options selection, and a Connect button.

However after I select POP, the next screen confirms my given email address and shows the words “POP Account settings” at the top of a rather empty screen which is now requesting the Password.

Will the next screen let me perform the manual setup or automatically try to set up my email with no further input (my concern)?

Windows 11 Pro v24H2 and Windows 10 Pro x64 v22H2

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Hi Tex265

This is what i have done in the past and i think it is what you might be looking for.

It should work for Microsoft Office 2024

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-disable-simplified-account-creation-in-outlook-2016-outlook-2019-and-outlook-for-office-365-662bf4f8-c357-dbc8-53b3-ff8f445e8247

 

 

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See the AskWoody topic Outlook 2024 two sent from email addresses for a discussion of how I setup my Outlook 2024.

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/outlook-2024-two-sent-from-email-addresses/

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OK, the answer is you have to follow the Microsoft install path and provide both the email address you are signing up, and on the screen after selecting your desired connection type (POP) or another, enter your email Password. Only then can you access manual inputs.

Even tho/if you selected Advanced/Manual setup on the first screen, Microsoft will proceed to finish setting up Outlook 2024 and Automatically connect/attempt to connect you to your email address provider.
In my case it did a good job with AT&T.
It will create a “Your Name” = your email address.
It also creates a new “Outlook Files” folder with a .pst file named after your email address. (see my new post asking how to merge my previous Outlook 2016 .pst with/into this one).

After the setup completes, you have normal access to the File > Account Settings for manual adjustments to the email address via inside the app or from the Control Panel.

 

Windows 11 Pro v24H2 and Windows 10 Pro x64 v22H2

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