faq:email:how_to_change_password_on_email_client
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| ====== How to Change Password on your Mail Clients ====== | ====== How to Change Password on your Mail Clients ====== | ||
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| Please follow the instructions below to reset your email account password on MS Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird or Mac Mail.\\ | Please follow the instructions below to reset your email account password on MS Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird or Mac Mail.\\ | ||
| - | **MS Outlook | + | ==== Ms Outlook |
| - | 1. Open Outlook.\\ | + | 1. Open Ms Outlook.\\ |
| - | 2. Click the "Tools" | + | 2. Go to "File" |
| - | 3. Check that "View or change existing e-mail accounts" | + | 3. Click on "Email Accounts…".\\ |
| - | 4. Highlight the email account | + | 4. Double-click on your email account.\\ |
| - | 5. Under "Logon Information" | + | 5. On the “Change Account” window, update your password |
| - | 6. Click "Next", then " | + | 6. Once the account testing process is done, click "Close" |
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| - | **MS Outlook 2007**\\ | + | For detailed steps with screenshots, |
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| + | ==== MS Outlook 2007 ==== | ||
| 1. Open Outlook.\\ | 1. Open Outlook.\\ | ||
| 2. Click the " | 2. Click the " | ||
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| 4. Under "Logon Information", | 4. Under "Logon Information", | ||
| 5. Click " | 5. Click " | ||
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| - | **MS Outlook | + | ---- |
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| + | ==== Ms Outlook | ||
| 1. Open Outlook.\\ | 1. Open Outlook.\\ | ||
| - | 2. Click the "File" menu, then select "Account Settings". \\ | + | 2. Click the "Tools" menu, then select "E-mail Accounts".\\ |
| - | 3. Click "Account Settings" | + | 3. Check that "View or change existing e-mail accounts" |
| - | 4. Highlight the account | + | 4. Highlight the email account |
| - | 5. Type in the new password in the " | + | 5. Under "Logon Information", |
| - | 6. Click " | + | 6. Click " |
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| - | **Outlook Express**\\ | + | ---- |
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| + | ==== Outlook Express | ||
| 1. Open Outlook Express.\\ | 1. Open Outlook Express.\\ | ||
| 2. Go to " | 2. Go to " | ||
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| 5. Type in the new password in the " | 5. Type in the new password in the " | ||
| 6. Click " | 6. Click " | ||
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| - | **Windows Mail**\\ | + | ---- |
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| + | ==== Windows Mail ==== | ||
| 1. Open Windows Mail. | 1. Open Windows Mail. | ||
| 2. Go to " | 2. Go to " | ||
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| 5. Type in the new password in the " | 5. Type in the new password in the " | ||
| 6. Click " | 6. Click " | ||
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| - | **Mozilla Thunderbird**\\ | + | ---- |
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| + | ==== Mozilla Thunderbird | ||
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| + | 1. Open Thunderbird and click on the menu icon at top right. | ||
| + | 2. Select " | ||
| + | 3. Select " | ||
| + | 4. Click "Show Passwords", | ||
| + | 5. Right-click on your email account and select "Edit Password" | ||
| + | 6. Close all windows and restart Thunderbird.\\ | ||
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| + | Note that you need to change passwords for both incoming (IMAP or POP) and outgoing (SMTP) connections. | ||
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| + | For detailed steps with screenshots, | ||
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| + | ==== Mozilla Thunderbird (2011 or older) ==== | ||
| 1. Launch Thunderbird. Select " | 1. Launch Thunderbird. Select " | ||
| 2. Click on the " | 2. Click on the " | ||
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| Reference (Mozilla Thunderbird) taken from [[http:// | Reference (Mozilla Thunderbird) taken from [[http:// | ||
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| - | **Mac Mail**\\ | ||
| - | 1. Launch Mail.\\ | ||
| - | 2. Click " | ||
| - | 3. Click the " | ||
| - | 4. Select the account name that you want to change the password.\\ | ||
| - | 5. Click the " | ||
| - | 6. Click the " | ||
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| - | Reference (Mac Mail) taken from [[http:// | ||
| - | **iPhone | + | ---- |
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| + | ==== Mac Mail ==== | ||
| + | 1. Launch Mail.\\ | ||
| + | 2. Click " | ||
| + | 3. Click the " | ||
| + | 4. Select the account name that you want to change the password.\\ | ||
| + | 5. Click on the " | ||
| + | 6. Change your password at the " | ||
| + | 7. Once done, close the window. | ||
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| + | ==== iPhone Mail ==== | ||
| 1. Select the Settings icon from your home screen.\\ | 1. Select the Settings icon from your home screen.\\ | ||
| 2. Scroll down and select Passwords & Accounts.\\ | 2. Scroll down and select Passwords & Accounts.\\ | ||
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| 5. Then, click on the SMTP mail server under " | 5. Then, click on the SMTP mail server under " | ||
| 6. Under " | 6. Under " | ||
| - | 7. Change the Password below " | + | 7. Change the Password below " |
| - | 8. Click Done. | + | 8. Click Done.\\ |
| 9. Click Back > Done. | 9. Click Back > Done. | ||
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