Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia Lumia 800

Set up your phone for web-based email - Nokia Lumia 800

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You can send and retrieve email messages from a web-based email account, such as Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. Follow these instructions to set up your phone for web-based email.
Before you can set up your phone for web-based email, you need an account with the required email provider. If you don't have an account, you can set one up on the web page of the email provider.

Please note that the steps below are based on a web-based email account. If you have a POP3 email account, you need to use the settings for POP3 email. Click here for information on how to the set up your phone for POP3 email.

To send and receive email messages, you need an internet connection. Your phone automatically receives the necessary settings to connect to the internet. If it's not possible, you can set up your phone manually. Click here for information on how to set up your phone for internet.

Step 1 of 17

Find "email + accounts"

Press arrow right to access the main menu.

Step 2 of 17

Find "email + accounts"

Press Settings.

Step 3 of 17

Find "email + accounts"

Press email + accounts.

Step 4 of 17

Create new email account

Press add an account.

Step 5 of 17

Create new email account

Press the required provider.

Step 6 of 17

Enter email address

Press the field below Email address and key in your email address (such as name@provider.com).

Step 7 of 17

Enter password

Press the field below Password and key in the password for your email account.

Step 8 of 17

Activate email account

Press sign in.
Wait while the email account is activated.

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Step 9 of 17

Edit email account settings

Press the email account you've just created.

Step 10 of 17

Enter email account name

Press the field below Account name and key in a name for your email account (such as Private or Work).

Step 11 of 17

Select setting for retrieving new email messages

Press the field below Download new content.

Step 12 of 17

Select setting for retrieving new email messages

Press the required period or manually.
Please note: each time your phone connects to the server to synchronise, data charges will apply.

Step 13 of 17

Select time for retrieving email messages

Press the field below Download email from.

Step 14 of 17

Select time for retrieving email messages

Press the required period or any time.

Step 15 of 17

Enter sender name

Press the field below Your name and key in the required sender name.

Step 16 of 17

Save and exit

Press the confirm icon.

Step 17 of 17

Save and exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

Find "email + accounts"

Press arrow right to access the main menu.
Press Settings.
Press email + accounts.

Create new email account

Press add an account.
Press the required provider.

Enter email address

Press the field below Email address and key in your email address (such as name@provider.com).

Enter password

Press the field below Password and key in the password for your email account.

Activate email account

Press sign in.
Wait while the email account is activated.

Edit email account settings

Press the email account you've just created.
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Enter email account name

Press the field below Account name and key in a name for your email account (such as Private or Work).

Select setting for retrieving new email messages

Press the field below Download new content.
Press the required period or manually.
Please note: each time your phone connects to the server to synchronise, data charges will apply.

Select time for retrieving email messages

Press the field below Download email from.
Press the required period or any time.

Enter sender name

Press the field below Your name and key in the required sender name.

Save and exit

Press the confirm icon.
Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

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