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How To Create An Outlook Profile

In order to create a new profile in Outlook 2007, follow these steps:

• Click Start on the taskbar, and select Control Panel.

• In the Control Panel menu, double-click Mail.

• This will bring up the Mail Setup menu. Under Profiles, click Show Profiles...

• Make sure Prompt for a profile to be used is selected, and click Add...

• In the New Profile window, type a descriptive name for the new profile into the Profile Name box and click OK.

• When the Add New E-mail Account window appears, make sure to check the box next to Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.

• Select the Microsoft Exchange e-mail service and click Next.

• Type in the name of your Microsoft Exchange server (jhemtexvs.win.ad.jhu.edu) in the Microsoft Exchange Server box and type in your JHED LID in the User Name box. Click Check Name to select the correct account (this will change your LID to your name), then click Next.

• When your profile has been successfully created, click Finish.

• The new profile name should now appear in the Mail options window. Click OK when finished.