1. After setting up your IMAP email account in outlook, right click on your email account and select “IMAP Folders…”
2. Click on the “Subscribed” tab and click the “Query” button.
3. Select all items in the list as follow:
   1. Select the first item in the list and scroll all the way down.
   2. Hold shift and click the last item in the list.
   3. Click the “Unsubscribe” button.
   4. It may prompt about folders that cannot be unsubscribed, just click “OK” here.
4. Select the “All”tab as we are now going to sync folders we wish or need to sync.
   1. Select “Drafts” and click subscribe.
   2. Select “Inbox” and click subscribe.
   3. Select “Junk” and click subscribe.
   4. Select “Sent” and click subscribe.
   5. Select “Templates” and click subscribe.
   6. Select “Trash” and click subscribe.
   7. Do this for any other folders you wish to sync with the server.
5. Uncheck the option “When displaying hierarchy in Outlook, show only subscribed folders.” at the bottom of the window.
6. Click “OK” to close the window and commit the options.

This will resolve extremely slow synchronizations with Microsoft Outlook platforms. This issue can still be noticed if you have a very large Inbox folder, Sent folder, Trash folder, or any subscribed folder. The recommended method of avoiding this outlook issue is to simply file away messages from these subscribed folders into archived / unsubscribed folders (this also keeps you email organized!). Also, you can simply archive messages in outlook to clean them out of your mailbox (be careful as this WILL remove the messages from the server). Lastly, be sure to empty the Trash folder frequently enough to avoid a constantly growing Trash folder.

The purpose of writing posts are to express yourself by saying or showing anything you want on your WordPress site. Here are some tips you need to know to help you write your posts in WordPress.

Practice Accessibility

Be sure to include ALT and TITLE descriptions on links and images to help your users. This also helps increase SEO (search engine optimization).

• For example: <a title="Centennial Arts Website" href="http://www.centennialarts.com">Centennial Arts Website</a>.

Use Paragraphs

Use double spaces between your paragraphs and make new paragraphs often. You don’t want long paragraphs that lose the reader’s interest or has too much information overload.

Using smaller paragraphs, with around 3 to 4 sentences each, will help readers to absorb more information when reading your post. WordPress will automatically detect these and insert <p> HTML paragraph tags into your writing.

Use Headings

If you are writing long posts, break up the sections by using headings or small titles to highlight a change of subject.

In HTML, headings are set by the use of h1, h2, h3, h4 (which means heading 1, heading 2,…), and so on. By default, most WordPress Themes use the first, second, and sometimes third heading levels within the site.

Use HTML

You don’t have to use HTML when writing your posts. WordPress will automatically configure it to your site, but if you want to control different elements like boxes, headings, and other additional containers or elements, use HTML.

Refer to our Tips on Visual/HTML article or How to Edit Visual/HTML article to learn more.

Spell Check and Proof

There are spell check Plugins available, but sometimes these plugins do not catch everything. Some bloggers write their posts in a text editor with spell check. Check all the spelling and proof read your article thoroughly before copy-and-pasting it into WordPress.

Think Before You Post

Even though ranting on blogs is common today, take a moment and think about what you are writing. Don’t forget, once something is published to the internet, it’s practically on there forever–even if you try to delete it. It could be seen by many and crawled by search engines. Take a moment to read what you’ve written before hitting the Publish button.

Also consider getting a friend or family member to read your post before publishing, but if you want it to be anonymous, read it aloud to yourself and you may catch simple grammar mistakes that you didn’t notice before. When you are ready to share it with the public, click Publish.

Write About What You Like

If you force yourself to write something that you don’t really enjoy, it will show in your work. You don’t have to have a specific theme to start writing, just enjoy the experience and write what you like.

Write Frequently

Write as frequently as you can, but don’t let quantity get in the way of quality. Readers come to your blog/article for it’s content, so don’t write useless stuff.

If you can’t think of anything to write about, explore other blogs to spark an idea for your blog. You can write about your friends, complain about your boss, or simply discuss about what’s gone wrong. Yet if nothing else works, just write a review on the latest movie, book, or product.

Don’t Use Too Much Slang

Although some slang might help you connect better with readers, there are still many readers that may not understand the lingo in your region or may even be from a different country. You want readers to understand the general idea of what your saying without having to look it up or be confused.

Don’t Hide Your Emotions

The purpose of a blog is to show the real you and your true emotions. If you want, you can stay anonymous and voice your feelings on whatever you are passionate about. You might have strong views on various subjects but let your readers know your passion. What is passion worth if you can’t even share it? The discussions that readers post on your blog will broaden your own thinking and you might end up making some really good friends.

Consider Your Readers

Consider who needs to know about your blog before you tell them about your new blogging hobby. Will you be able to write freely if you tell them? How much should you let your readers know about you? Is it okay if your boss, mother, or boyfriend reads your posts? If you don’t want them to read it, publish your posts as anonymous.

Make Use of Comments

Comments let people share their ideas. Some comments might not be positive feedback, but if you want them to stop posting negative things, tell them to stop. If they don’t stop, you can always delete their comments.

Also, give your people a place to contact you in private if they want to write to you.

Worry About Blog Design Later

Blog design matters, but isn’t the most important thing about your blog. Don’t stop blogging just because the design isn’t what you want it to look like. Content is what attracts readers, not just the appearance of your blog. Whenever you are ready to design your blog, go to WordPress Lessons.

Reveal Your True Self

Readers don’t care about how big your house is, how many points your child scored at his/her basketball game, or what the weather is like in your hometown.

Readers don’t care about braggers or useless information, they care about the real you–how you feel, what gets you excited, why you are the person you are. It’s not Facebook with status updates; it’s a blogging site that engages readers in your life and thoughts, so consider your audience when writing a post.

Use Pictures and Videos

Colors, pictures, videos, and even an easy-to-read format will help engage readers in your post and make them feel more connected to what you have to say.

Save Your Posts

Save your posts often before you press the publish button. Anything can happen with your computer or with an internet connection. You don’t want to lose your post and have to start over again with your thought process.

Enhancing posts with hyperlinks

One of the most commonly used features of the editor is the link button, which you can use to transform text into links to other webpages, without displaying any long, ugly URLs.

• Instead of posting this:

• “I found all the answers to my blogging questions at http://www.centennialarts.com“

• You can post something like this:

• “I found all the answers to my blogging questions in the awesome Centennial Arts Website!”

How to do this:

Go to the “Insert/Edit Link” button circled in blue on the image above. In the URL section, type in the site URL that you want the readers to go to (for example: http://www.centennial arts.com). In the Title section, type in what you want the link to say in the post (for example: Centennial Arts Website). Click the box that says “Open link in a new window/tab” so that the readers won’t be taken away from your post when clicking on the link.

What are posts? Posts are the entries that display in reverse chronological order on your home page. In contrast to pages, posts usually have comments fields beneath them and are included in your site’s RSS feed.

Basic Steps to Write a Post:

1. Log in to your WordPress Administration Panel (Dashboard).
2. Click the Posts tab.
3. Click the Add New Sub Tab
4. Start filling in the blanks.
5. As needed, select a category, add tags, and make other selections from the sections below the post. Each of these sections is explained below.
6. When you are ready, click Publish.

Details to Write a Post:

How to Publish your First Post:

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Click the New Post button on the right side of the toolbar (it appears on the top of your screen while you’re logged in to WordPress.com) and the post editor will slide open:

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Write a title for the post in the space at the top.

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Click the icon circled in blue if you’d like to enable additional text formatting options:

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When you’re done, hit Publish to add the post to the internet for readers to view. Even when you press Publish, you can still go back and edit/update your posts.

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Going Back to Edit Posts:

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If you want to edit or delete a post, go to Posts > All Posts in your dashboard.

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Click Edit under the post title to make changes to the article. To delete a post, click Trash.

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When you click to preview your article before publishing, sometimes the format looks completely different than what is on your WordPress visual screen. Here are some tips to help you change the format of your article in both visual and HTML to ensure the format on your preview will be what you want.

PROBLEM: Pictures or paragraphs are jumbled together and not spaced out properly

• To add space in between each new topic/picture/paragraph for correct format, put this in between each HTML paragraph.

• &nbsp;
  &nbsp;
  &nbsp;
  &nbsp;

• Also, put this code before and after the “More” line so separate articles do not run together.

HOW TO: Add super-scripts in the article to link to references

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Add super-scripts to the reference:

• In the HTML, add:^{REFERENCE NUMBER} at beginning of the reference link, then add <a href=
  
• Put the first URL link in quotation marks (“___”)
• Add target=”_blank”> after the first link
• Add the same link again, without quotation marks
• Add </a> at the end of the second link
• Example: ³<a href=”http://forums.techguy.org/web-email/1029340-pop3-imap-confused.html” target=”_blank”>http://forums.techguy.org/web-email/1029340-pop3-imap-confused.html</a>

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HOW TO: Add graphic numbers to the article with pictures to the right (if you are doing Step-By-Step instructions or a How-To article)

• This is mainly used if you don’t want the basic number/bullet format that WordPress offers.

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To do this, add this in the HTML (***change the bolded text to your needs):

• <div class=”howToStep”>
  <div class=”howToStepNum”>NUMBER OF STEP</div>
  <div class=”howToInstruction”>INSTRUCTION OR INFO</div>
  <div class=”howToStepImg”>
  <div class=”thumb”><a href=”THIS URL LINK WILL AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE WHEN YOU POST THE PICTURE IN THE VISUAL“><img title=”Click Settings.png” src=”THIS URL LINK WILL AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE WHEN YOU POST THE PICTURE IN THE VISUAL” alt=”" width=”300″ height=”103″ /></a></div>
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  </div>

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Repeat the same format for step 2,3,4…, but change the picture, number of step, and INSTRUCTION in the HTML section.

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HOW TO: Add graphic numbers without pictures

HOW TO: Add highslide to an image

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Highslide allows readers to click on an image to expand it without taking the reader to a new window. In order to do this, click Upload/Insert to add an image to your post and browse for the desired picture.

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Click None for the alignment and then click the Thumbnail option for the image. Then click Insert into post.

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If you click on the image in the post, an editing and delete symbol will show up at the top. Click on the editing symbol.

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Select Advanced Settings and in the CSS section, type in highslide. Then click Update.

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Before posting your first post through WordPress, you might want to know about all the features it has and what they mean. Each tool has a different purpose and this glossary will help you understand each term before starting empty-handed with your first post. This list of terms and tools will keep you from being lost and confused when reading the other articles of support on WordPress, such as Tips on Visual/HTML, How to Write/Post an Article, and others.

Title 

The title of your post is located at the top of your post in a long white box. You can use any words or phrases but make it relevant to your post. You can use commas, apostrophes, quotes, hyphens/dashes, and other typical symbols in the post.

Post Editing Area 

This is the big blank box where you enter your writing, links, images, and any information you want to display on your site. You can use either the Visual or the HTML view to compose your posts. For more on the HTML versus Visual view, see the article over How to Edit Visual/HTML.

“Publish” box

This box is located to the right of the screen towards the top. It contains the main options of Publish, Preview, and Save Draft. The status section is what the current post is viewed as. This can be set as Published, Pending Review, or Draft. The visibility section determines how your post is viewed on the internet. These settings can be changed to Public, Password Protected, or Private. You can also set the time and date (if desired) that you want the post to be published with the publish section, or you can choose to publish your post immediately.

“Publish”section

Located in the Publish box, the publish section allows you to set the time and date (if desired) that you want the post to be published, or you can choose to publish your post immediately.

“Publish” button

Clicking the big blue Publish button will publish your post on the internet site, according to the publish section settings.

“Status” section

Located in the Publish box, you can choose what the status of your post is. A Published status means the post has been published on your blog for all to see. Pending Review means the draft is waiting for review by an editor prior to publication. Draft means the post has not been published and remains a draft for you to continue editing.

“Visibility” section

Located in the Publish box, visibility determines how the post is viewed on the internet. Public posts will be visible by all website visitors once published. Password Protected posts are published to all, but visitors must know the password to view the post content. Private posts are visible only to you (and to other editors or admins within your site).

Password Protect This Post

To password protect a post, click Edit next to Visibility in the Publish box. Then click Password Protected > OK and then enter a password. Click OK again.

Save Draft

Located in the Publish box, this allows you to save your post as a draft/pending review rather than immediately publishing it. To return to your drafts later, visit Posts > Edit in the menu bar, then select your post from the list.

“Preview” button

Located in the Publish box, this button allows you to view the post before officially publishing it.

Permalink

After you save your post, the Permalink below the title shows the potential URL for the post, as long as you have permalinks enabled. (To enable permalinks, go to Settings > Permalinks.) The URL is generated from your title. In previous versions of WordPress, this was referred to as the “page-slug.” The commas, quotes, apostrophes, and other non-HTML favorable characters are changed and a dash is put between each word.

For example, if your title is “My Site – Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid”, it will be cleaned up to be “my-site-heres-lookin-at-you-kid” as the title. You can also manually change the permalink URL, such as shortening it to “my-site-lookin-at-you-kid”.

Tags 

Tags refer to micro-categories for your blog, similar to including index entries for a page. Posts with similar tags are linked together when a user clicks one of the tags. Tags have to be enabled with the right code in your theme for them to appear in your post. To add new tags to the post, type the desired tag into the box and click Add.

Categories 

This is the general topic the post can be classified in. Generally, bloggers have 7-10 categories for their content. Readers can browse specific categories to see all posts in the category. To add a new category, click the +Add New Category link in this section. You can manage your categories by going to Posts > Categories.

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For the following information, you may have to contact your WordPress Administrator to learn how to do these or gain access to them.

Send Trackbacks 

This is a way to notify legacy blog systems that you’ve linked to them. If you link other WordPress blogs, they’ll be notified automatically using pingbacks. No other action is necessary. For those blogs that don’t recognize pingbacks, you can send a trackback to the blog by entering the website address(es) in this box, separating each one by a space. See Trackbacks and Pingbacks for more information.

Discussion 

Options to enable interactivity and notification of your posts. This section hosts two check boxes: Allow Comments on this post and Allow trackbacks and pingbacks on this post. If Allowing Comments is unchecked, no one can post comments to this particular post. If Allowing Pings is unchecked, no one can post pingbacks or trackbacks to this particular post.

Conclusion

If you still have trouble understanding certain features or want to learn more, visit the WordPress Glossary for more detailed information.

When writing your post, you have the option of using the Visual or HTML mode of the editor. Whats the difference? The visual mode lets you see your post as is, while the HTML mode shows you the code and replaces the editor buttons with quicktags. These quicktags are explained in the article.

Visual

Allows you to see the post in a more “visual” way, without HTML coding. In the visual, you will see what your post will mainly look like before publishing it to the internet. The visual shows pictures, text, videos, correct format, and other graphics.

HTML

Shows the HTML coding of your post in the most detailed format. The HTML is automatically updated when you post anything in the Visual, but if you want to go back to edit, add, or change the details of the visual, go to the HTML to do so. Some things can not be done in the visual without changing the HTML coding…for example, extra spacing in between paragraphs or images. Click on the link to learn more about HTML coding tips.

Quicktags

Quicktags are those useful ‘one-click’ buttons that insert code for you, and the default install has these:

• b (bold)

• <strong></strong>
• HTML tag for strong emphasis of text.

• i (italicize)

• <em></em>
• HTML tag for emphasis of text.

• b-quote (block quote)

• <blockquote></blockquote>
• HTML tag to distinguish quoted or cited text.

• del (delete)

• <del></del>
• HTML tag to label text considered deleted from a post. Most browsers display as striked through text. (Assigns datetime attribute with offset from GMT (UTC)).

• link (hyperlink)

• <a href=”http://example.com”></a>
• HTML tag to create a hyperlink.

• ins (insert)

• <ins></ins>
• HTML tag to label text considered inserted into a post. Most browsers display as underlined text. (Assigns datetime attribute with offset from GMT (UTC)).

• ul (unordered list)

• <ul></ul>
• HTML tag will insert an unordered list, or wrap the selected text in same. An unordered list will typically be a bulleted list of items.

• ol (ordered list)

• <ol></ol>
• HTML tag will insert a numbered list, or wrap the selected text in same. Each item in an ordered list are typically numbered.

• li (list)

• <li></li>
• HTML tag will insert or make the selected text a list item. Used in conjunction with the ul or ol tag.

• code (styling text)

•  <code></code>
• HTML tag for pre-formatted styling of text. Generally sets text in a mono-spaced text, such as Courier.

• more (more button)

• <!–more–>
• WordPress tag that breaks a post into “teaser” and content sections. Type a few paragraphs, insert this tag, then compose the rest of your post. On your blog’s home page you’ll see only those first paragraphs with a hyperlink ((more...)), which when followed displays the rest of the post’s content.

• page (next page)

• <!–nextpage–>
• WordPress tag similar to the more tag, except it can be used any number of times in a post, and each insert will “break” and paginate the post at that location. Hyperlinks to the paginated sections of the post are then generated in combination with the wp_link_pages() or link_pages() template tag.

• lookup (search)

• Opens a JavaScript dialogue box that prompts for a word to search for through the online dictionary at answers.com. You can use this to check spelling on individual words.

• Close Tags (closes tags)

• Closes any open HTML tags left open–but pay attention to the closing tags. WordPress is not a mind reader, so make sure the tags enclose what you want, and in the proper way.

The main purpose of email archiving and backup software is to offer fallback copies if the emails and mailboxes in case they get corrupted or deleted on the main storage device. Learn how to archive email in Thunderbird with these step-by-step instructions and pictures.

Before you start, make sure Mozilla Thunderbird is not running. These instructions are compatible with Windows. If you have Mac or Linux, refer to this site: http://email.about.com/od/mozillathunderbirdtips/qt/Find_Thunderbird_Profile_Dir.htm

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Select Run from the Start menu (or the search box). Type in %appdata% and then click OK.

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References

http://email.about.com/od/mozillathunderbirdtips/qt/et_archive_mail.htm

http://www.ghacks.net/2007/11/01/thunderbird-tip-how-to-archive-old-messages/

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Archiving_your_e-mail

http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_to_backup_mozilla_firefox.htm

http://www.zimbio.com/Firefox+Extensions/articles/xHto6tJeOin/How+Speed+Up+Thunderbird+Archiving+Emails

The purpose of folder filtering helps you organize and manage any incoming emails to your Webmail inbox. Whether you want all of your coworker’s emails to be filtered into your company folder, or if you want an annoying spam sender to be filtered into your junk folder, these instructions will help show you how you can filter any emails into specific destination folders.

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Log into Webmail and click Settings. Then click the Filters tab.

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Go to the bottom of the screen and click + to add a new filter.

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Fill in the appropriate information for your personal needs. The picture to the right shows an example of filtering incoming emails to your inbox.

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Learn how to filter spam and other messages into specific folders by clicking on these links:

• Signature Setup
• Automated Response Emails
• Email Forwarding
• Adjusting Spam Filter

An archive is a collection of computer files that have been packaged together for backup, to transport to some other location, for saving away from the computer so that more hard disk storage can be made available, or for some other purpose. This article provides multiple step-by-step instructions and pictures to help you learn how to archive email in Outlook.

Settings (specific to Outlook 2010)

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Select the File tab from the main menu bar.

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Select the Advanced tab from the left column of the Options dialog.

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Then click the button AutoArchive Settings… (this button is fifth button from the top on the right side).

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Applying the Auto-Archiving Settings

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Select Run AutoArchive every (x) days.(This is where you tell AutoArchiving how often to run. The example shows every 14 days. Choose whatever value is most appropriate for you.)

Select Prompt before AutoArchive runs. (Gives you the option to cancel this specific AutoArchiving process.)

Select Delete Expired Items. (This only applies to emails that are meant to expire on a specific date. See the section towards the end of this article for an explanation of the difference between expired and older emails.)

Select Archive or delete old items.(If selected, items older than the time specified in “Clean out items older than” will be archived or deleted.)

To Do: Permanently delete older emails or add them to the archive on your hard disk. Once an email is deleted, it is removed from both the server and the local machine, and cannot ever be read again. But if an email is archived, that email is accessible through the archive folder.

Select Show archive folder in folder list. (Allows you to access your archived emails easily.)

Move old items to. (Selecting this option will archive your emails locally on your hard drive. You can use the default archiving folder, or press the “Browse” button to choose another location.)

Permanently delete old items. (Selecting this option will permanently remove your older emails from both the server and your local hard drive.)

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What is the difference between Expired and Older emails?

An expired email is an email that specified a date expire when it was created or sent. This might be useful for emails sent concerning a discount or offer that is only valid for a limited time.

An older email is an email sent farther in the past than the number of days specified in the setting Clean out items older than.

To manually archive Outlook items, do the following:

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Select the File tab, then select Cleanup Tools, then Archive.

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Select the Archive this folder and all subfolders option, and then click the folder that you want to archive. Any subfolder of the folder you select is included in this manual archive.

Under Archive items older than, enter a date. If you do not want to use the default file or location, under Archive file, click Browse to specify a new file or location.

Browse to find the file that you want, or enter the file name, then select OK. The destination file location appears in the Archive file box.

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This guide outlines the procedure to configure your Android device with your personal email accounts.

Your device will provide instant access to your Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar as soon as you setup your Google account during activation.

Linking all of your other email addresses to your device is quick and easy. If you failed to setup your Google account during initial setup, from the home screen, open the “Applications Tray“, touch “Gmail” and follow the on screen instructions. To setup other accounts follow the instructions below.

Email Setup

(Most email accounts can be set up by just following the first three steps.)

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From the home screen, open the Applications Tray and then select Email.

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Enter your email address and password, then select Next.

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Enter a name for your account (the name to be displayed on outgoing messages) and then select Done. Your account is setup and your Inbox will be displayed.
If prompted for type of account, go to Step 4.

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Select IMAP account. (IMAP is the only server Centennial Arts provides. Refer to our support article to learn about the difference of POP3 and IMAP: http://t.co/jsursyJu).

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For Incoming Server Settings, type in this info:

For the username, type in your email address.

For the password, type in the current password.

The picture shows POP3 as the next box, but your screen should say IMAP. In this box, type in imap.centennialarts.com.

For the port number, type in 993.

Then select Next.

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For Outgoing Server Settings, type in this info:

For SMTP, type in smtp.centennialarts.com

For Port, type in the number 465

For security, click SSL

Then select Next.

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Configure the desired account options, select Next. Then Return to Step 3.

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**To confirm a successful setup, please send a test email to email@vzw.com. The 10-digit number of your device must be included in the email subject line and you will receive a confirmation email.

**If you receive an error message stating “Setup Could Not Finish” or “Username or Password incorrect”, check with your mail provider to confirm incoming server settings and settings to access their outgoing server from other networks.

Tips and Additional Information

• From your inbox you can select Menu, then Account Settingsand explore your options.
  • You can set how often you want the DROID to check for new email (longer intervals can be used to extend battery life), your default email account, how you are notified of new email, and more.
• To access Yahoo! Mail, you must be a Yahoo! Mail Plus subscriber.
  • When you enter a Yahoo! Mail Plus account and your password, you will get the following message “Mailbox access is not supported for some types of Yahoo! Mail accounts”. After selecting OK, your account will configure successfully. All other Yahoo! accounts will result in a “Setup could not finish, username or password incorrect” error message. Visit www.yahoo.com for details on subscribing or upgrading to a Yahoo! Mail Plus account.
  • As an alternative, you can check Yahoo! Mail by visiting www.yahoo.com using the web browser.
• Hotmail/Windows Live Accounts: While you are setting up your email, you will receive the following message:
• “Attention: Only some ‘Plus’ accounts include POP access allowing this program to connect. If you are not able to sign in with your correct email address and password, you may not have a paid ‘Plus’ account. Please launch the web browser to gain access to these email accounts.”
• When you select OK, your account should still configure automatically.
• If an email account is unable to be configured, it may be possible to access it through the web browser. Contact your email provider for additional information.

References

http://support.verizonwireless.com/how_to_use/droid_email_setup.html