Lenovo IdeaTab S6000

Lenovo IdeaTab S6000

Set up your tablet for email - Lenovo IdeaTab S6000

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You can set up your tablet to send and receive email messages from your email accounts. Remember, you need to set up your tablet for internet.

Step 1 of 28

Find "the email message icon"

Press the email message icon.

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Step 2 of 28

Enter email address

Key in your email address.

If an email account has been created already, do the following instead:
Press the menu icon.
Press Settings.
Press ADD ACCOUNT.
Key in your email address.
Step 3 of 28

Enter password

Press the field next to "Password" and key in the password for your email account.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.
Step 4 of 28

Enter password

Press Next.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.
Step 5 of 28

Select server type

Press POP3.

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Step 6 of 28

Enter username

Key in the username for your email account.

Step 7 of 28

Enter incoming server

Press the field next to "POP3 server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

Step 8 of 28

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list next to "Security type".

Step 9 of 28

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press None.

Step 10 of 28

Enter incoming port

Press the field next to "Port" and key in 110

Step 11 of 28

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press the drop down list next to "Delete email from server".

Step 12 of 28

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press Never or When I delete from Inbox.

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Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press Next.

Step 14 of 28

Enter outgoing server

Press the field next to "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 15 of 28

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list next to "Security type".

Step 16 of 28

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press None.

Step 17 of 28

Enter outgoing port

Press the field next to "Port" and key in 25

Step 18 of 28

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Require sign-in until the display tells you that the function is turned on.

Step 19 of 28

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the field next to "Username" and key in your username for your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 20 of 28

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the field next to "Password" and key in your password for your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 21 of 28

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Next.

Step 22 of 28

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list next to "Inbox checking frequency".

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Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Never or the required period.

Step 24 of 28

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Next.

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Step 25 of 28

Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account

Step 26 of 28

Enter sender name

Press the field below "Your name (displayed on outgoing messages)" and key in the required sender name.

Step 27 of 28

Finish setup

Press Next.
Wait while your tablet retrieves new email messages.

Step 28 of 28

Return to the home screen

Press the home icon to return to the home screen.

Find "the email message icon"

Press the email message icon.

Enter email address

Key in your email address.
If an email account has been created already, do the following instead:
Press the menu icon.
Press Settings.
Press ADD ACCOUNT.
Key in your email address.
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Enter password

Press the field next to "Password" and key in the password for your email account.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.
Press Next.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, follow the instructions on the display to select more settings and finish the setup.

Select server type

Press POP3.

Enter username

Key in the username for your email account.
Lenovo IdeaTab S6000

Enter incoming server

Press the field next to "POP3 server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list next to "Security type".
Press None.

Enter incoming port

Press the field next to "Port" and key in 110

Turn deletion of email messages on server on or off

Press the drop down list next to "Delete email from server".
Press Never or When I delete from Inbox.
Press Next.

Enter outgoing server

Press the field next to "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list next to "Security type".
Press None.

Enter outgoing port

Press the field next to "Port" and key in 25

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Require sign-in until the display tells you that the function is turned on.
Press the field next to "Username" and key in your username for your email provider's outgoing server.
Press the field next to "Password" and key in your password for your email provider's outgoing server.
Press Next.

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list next to "Inbox checking frequency".
Press Never or the required period.
Press Next.

Enter email account name

Key in a name for your email account
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Enter sender name

Press the field below "Your name (displayed on outgoing messages)" and key in the required sender name.

Finish setup

Press Next.
Wait while your tablet retrieves new email messages.

Return to the home screen

Press the home icon to return to the home screen.

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