Outlook 2007 Configuration (On Campus)

Setting up Outlook 2007 to link to your departmental account is simple. The steps below are used for systems which will only be run on a UF network. If you are setting up a laptop or a home system use the Remote Outlook 2007 setup instructions.

  1. Start Outlook 2007 and it should detect your user name and email address automatically as shown in Figure A.

    Figure A: Auto Account Setup screen.
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  2. If the information shown is correct click Next and Outlook will configure itself for your account (see Figure B) otherwise check the "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" box and click Next.

    Figure B: Configuring screen.
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  3. Select Microsoft Exchange as your email service and then you will be prompted to enter the server and user name. Enter MEDEXCHANGE02 for the server and first.last for the user name as shown in Figure C.

    Figure C: Microsoft Exchange Settings screen.
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  4. Click Next to continue. You may be prompted to select which user you are if more than one possible match is returned for the user name you entered.
  5. At this point your Outlook is configured and you can click the Finished button to start using the program.

At this point your Outlook should be configured and ready to use. If you are having any problems please contact Computer Services for assistance.