Set a password on email client

[jamesh]

Microsoft Outlook

On the File menu, click Data File Management.

On the Data Files tab, click the Personal Folders file (.pst) for which you want to create a password, and then click Settings.

Click Change Password.

In the Change Password dialog box, type your new password and verify it by typing it a second time. The password can be up to 15 characters.

Note: Use strong passwords that combine upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Use a strong password that you can remember so that you don't have to write it down.

Make sure that the Save this password in your password list check box is cleared. This prevents the password from being cached, and you need to type the password each time you run Outlook. Don't forget the password.

Click OK three times.

When you click the e-mail account folder, you will be prompted for your password. After you gain access, you won't have to enter the password again for that session. If you exit and then restart Outlook, you will be prompted for the password when you click the e-mail account folder.

Important: The .pst password feature is not intended to provide security against hackers. It is just a way to prevent inadvertent intrusion by other people whom you trust and share your computer with, such as at home with your family. A more secure way of protecting your data on a computer that you share with other people is to create a password-protected Windows user account for each individual using the computer.