How to Enable SMTP Authentication for Outlook 2007

This article explains how to enable SMTP authentication for outbound e-mail in Microsoft Outlook.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook 2007
2. From the ribbon menu click Tools | Account Settings…
   

1. Click the E-mail tab
2. Select the account to be modified and click the Change… (not the Change Folder) button
   
3. In the Change E-mail Account dialog, click the More Settings… button
   
4. In the Internet E-mail Settings dialog, click the Outgoing Server tab
5. Check the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication checkbox
6. Select the Use same settings as my incoming mail server radio button
   
7. Click the OK button
8. Click the Next button
9. Click the Finish button