Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2

Set up your tablet for email - Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2

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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 "Accounts"

Press Mail.
Slide your finger left on the display starting from the right edge of your tablet.

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Find "Accounts"

Press Settings.

Step 3 of 28

Find "Accounts"

Press Accounts.

Step 4 of 28

Create new email account

Press Add an account.

Step 5 of 28

Create new email account

Press the required provider or Other Account.

Step 6 of 28

Enter email address

Press the field below "Email address" and key in your email address.

Step 7 of 28

Enter password

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

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, proceed to step 14.
Step 8 of 28

Enter password

Press Connect.

If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, proceed to step 14.
Step 9 of 28

Enter username

Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.

Step 10 of 28

Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Incoming (IMAP) email server" and key in the name or the IP address of your email provider's incoming server.

Step 11 of 28

Enter incoming port

Press the field next to"Incoming (IMAP) email server" and key in key in the port number for the incoming server.

Step 12 of 28

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press Incoming server requires SSL until the function is turned off.

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Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "Outgoing (SMTP) email server" and key in the name or IP address of your email provider's outgoing server.

Step 14 of 28

Enter outgoing port

Press the field next to "Outgoing (SMTP) email server" and key in key in the port number for the outgoing server.

Step 15 of 28

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press Outgoing server requires SSL until the function is turned off.

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Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Outgoing server requires authentication until the display tells you that the function is turned on.

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Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Use the same username and password to send and receive email until the function is turned on.

Step 18 of 28

Activate email account

Press Connect.
Wait while the email account is activated.

Step 19 of 28

Edit email account settings

Slide your finger left starting from the right edge of your tablet.
Press Settings.

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Edit email account settings

Press Accounts.

Step 21 of 28

Edit email account settings

Press the required email account.

Step 22 of 28

Enter email account name

Press the field below "Account name" and key in a name for the email account.

Step 23 of 28

Enter sender name

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

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Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Download new email".

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Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press As items arrive, the required period or Manual.

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Select period for synchronisation of email messages

Press the drop down list below "Download email from".

Step 27 of 28

Select period for synchronisation of email messages

Press the required period or Any time.

Step 28 of 28

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Find "Accounts"

Press Mail.
Slide your finger left on the display starting from the right edge of your tablet.
Press Settings.
Press Accounts.

Create new email account

Press Add an account.
Press the required provider or Other Account.

Enter email address

Press the field below "Email address" and key in your email address.

Enter password

Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email account.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, proceed to step 14.
Press Connect.
If the display tells you that your email account has been set up, proceed to step 14.

Enter username

Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.

Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Incoming (IMAP) email server" and key in the name or the IP address of your email provider's incoming server.

Enter incoming port

Press the field next to"Incoming (IMAP) email server" and key in key in the port number for the incoming server.

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press Incoming server requires SSL until the function is turned off.

Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "Outgoing (SMTP) email server" and key in the name or IP address of your email provider's outgoing server.

Enter outgoing port

Press the field next to "Outgoing (SMTP) email server" and key in key in the port number for the outgoing server.

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press Outgoing server requires SSL until the function is turned off.

Turn on SMTP authentication

Press Outgoing server requires authentication until the display tells you that the function is turned on.
Press Use the same username and password to send and receive email until the function is turned on.

Activate email account

Press Connect.
Wait while the email account is activated.

Edit email account settings

Slide your finger left starting from the right edge of your tablet.
Press Settings.
Press Accounts.
Press the required email account.

Enter email account name

Press the field below "Account name" and key in a name for the email account.

Enter sender name

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

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Download new email".
Press As items arrive, the required period or Manual.

Select period for synchronisation of email messages

Press the drop down list below "Download email from".
Press the required period or Any time.

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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