Adding another Identity to Outlook Express 

Often there is a need to add another Identity to MS Outlook Express. This may be for the same person to use the services of another or additional ISP, or for a separate account for another person. The illustrations used are from Outlook Express v5.5 and may vary slightly from later versions however the configuration information is the same.

Other Microsoft Mail programs are similar in most regards, and the Outlook Express information should be adequate for complete configuration.

Step 1.

Open Outlook Express or Outlook, and select File, then Identities, and then  Add New Identity from the drop-down menu.

Step 2.

In the next window enter your Real Name  of the New Identity in the box provided. All Identities added must have a unique Identity name to identify to appropriate system configurations, mailboxes, etc.

Click OK to go to the next window.

Step 3.

The next window will then show the new Identity added to the list.

At the bottom of the window a pull-down menu enables the selection of a Default Identity to be used when Outlook Express is started - this can be any one of the listed users.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Step 4.

Return to the main window and click on File, and then Switch Identity.

Step 5.

Select the Identity to switch to by highlighting the name, and click OK.

Step 6.

At this stage Outlook Express will reopen in the name of the Identity required.

Note: If this is the first time this Identity has been used, it will require complete configuration for E-mail and News. See below for links to other pages.

Other MS Outlook Express and MS Outlook information:

For details of configuring Outlook Express for E-mail - use this link.
For details of configuring Outlook Express for News -  use this link.
To check sample correct settings for Melb PC - check E-mail and check News configuration.