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Let’s look at the steps to set up Entourage for your company’s email system.

Step 1. Connect to your workplace network.
- Make sure your computer is bound to your workplace’s Active Directory. (See Part I for these instructions)

Step 2. Open Entourage and from the Entourage menu item, Click Account Settings

Step 3. Click the arrow next to New.

- If the Setup Assistant does not start, select Exchange and then click Setup Assistant.

- If you have never opened up Entourage before, the Setup Assistant will begin running automatically and you can start from Step 4..

Step 4. Type in your email address and check the “My Account is on an Exchange Server” checkbox.

Step 5. Enter in the settings for the Exchange server and Domain Controller (LDAP server)
- If your computer is already bound, these will be filled in. Consult with IT for these settings.

Step 6. Verify to make sure everything is working. If any errors pop up, head to the IT department for further assistance.

Step 7. Name the Account and click finish.

If you have to change any advanced settings to connect (follow the IT department’s instructions). Go to the Account Settings screen (Step 2) and double-click on your Exchange email account to bring up the Manual Configuration panel. From here you can change all the advanced settings that you may need.

I was hoping to be able to write this part of the article with more alternatives to the standard Microsoft Office but unfortunately, its the way things are. This really depends on your organization and how everything is set up but most of the Enterprise world is set up with a Microsoft Server/Email/Office Suite slant. Although you can get away with using iWork or Open Office, your best bet of successfully working from home is to get a copy of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Full Version). Especially if you are going to be connecting to a Microsoft Exchange email account.

If you do fall into the category where the Mac version just won’t work, there’s always Parallels or Boot Camp as a work-around. However, there have been recent articles in Business Week and InfoWorld about how companies are beginning to demand OS X integration. This gives hope for the future of OS X in the office.

In the third part of this series, we’ll discuss various online tools that can be used to access servers / computers / applications within the organization, online project management and group collaboration apps that can be used anywhere.

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