The first time that you open Outlook 2010, the Microsoft Office Activation Wizard will appear. Click the Change Product Key
to enter your product key. After entering your key, you can complete
the Outlook 2010 installation. Enter your full name, initials and
organization on the User Information page and click Install Now. Wait for the configuration process to finish.
Now
all you need to know is how to set up and configure Outlook 2010 to
work with your email account. If you upgraded from Outlook 2007 or 2003,
your account settings should automatically be configured. If you are
installing Outlook for the first time or want to add another email
account, go to the File Tab, click the Account Settings button and select Account Settings. The Account Settings dialog will open.
Click the New button to start the Add New Account wizard. Select Microsoft Exchange, POP3 or IMAP and click Next. You can use the Auto Account Setup to try and automatically setup and configure Outlook 2010. Enter your name as you want email recipients to see it in the Your Name field. Enter your email address including extension, such as yourname@email.com into the Email Address field. Type in your password, retype it to confirm it and then click Next. Outlook 2010 will try to automatically configure your account, which may take several minutes.
If Outlook is unsuccessful, select Manually Configure Settings and click Next.
Enter your account settings and complete the configuration. To
configure a Google Mail account to work with Outlook 2010, read Setting Gmail for Outlook. Check out How to Import an Address Book from Outlook 2007 if you want to know how to set up and configure Outlook 2010 to use your existing address book from another computer.