Setting Up Entourage
When you first launch Entourage (or when you create a new identity, as described on Multiple Identities), the Entourage Setup Assistant presents itself. The Setup Assistant presents a long series of question-and-answer screens that give you the opportunity to set up your email accounts, import your address book information from whatever mail program you used to use, and so on.
Any email program requires a number of technical details that define your particular email account. If you have another email program that’s been working fine, you may be able to import all the details from the older program, along with your collection of saved mail and addresses. It’s easier to import from some programs than others. If you’re bringing in mail from Apple Mail or Eudora (version 5.0 or later) it’s a cinch—just follow the instructions in the Entourage Setup Assistant. If you’re importing from other email programs, see the box on Setting Up Entourage.
If you’ve never used your Mac for email before, however, or if you’re using a Mac that doesn’t have a functioning email program, you’ll need to type these email settings into Entourage directly. Unless you’re quite a technical person, your sole source of this information is your Internet Service Provider’s help line (or instruction sheet). You need the account information your ISP gave you in order to receive or send email, so have this info on hand as you set about getting Entourage ready.
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