By Sophia | Last Updated
If you want to connect your Yahoo mail account to the Outlook for better email management, you can follow the steps in this article to set up Yahoo mail in Outlook 2010.
You need to turn off the All apps that use less secure sign in option so that you can let Outlook 2010 connected to your Yahoo email account.
If you have activated the Two-step verification, you need to click Generate app password and use it as the Yahoo mail sign in password when you set up it in Outlook.
First of all, you need to run Microsoft Outlook 2010 and then you can begin the process.
Step-1: Hit the File tab and choose the Info > Add Account option.
Step-2: Click E-mail Account and then Choose Manually configure server settings or additional server types. Then click Next.
Step-3: Choose Internet E-mail and click Next.
Step-4: In the following interface, you need to complete the Internet E-mail detailed information. Just as the below screenshot shows, the most important part is the Server Information.
For the IMAP account, the Server Information should be:
Account Type: IMAP
Incoming mail server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing mail server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
For the POP3 account, the Server Information should be:
Account Type: POP3
Incoming mail server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing mail server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Moreover, it is worth mentioning that the User Name in Logon Information should be your full Yahoo mail address. And the password is your Yahoo mail password. But if you enable the Two-step Verification, it should be your App password.
Step-5: Click More Settings and tick the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
Step-6: Click Advanced option and finish the Server Port settings.
About IMAP settings:
Incoming server (IMAP): 993
Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL
Outgoing server (SMTP): 587
Use the following type of encrypted connection: TLS
About POP3 settings:
Incoming server (POP3): 995
Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL
Outgoing server (SMTP): 587
Use the following type of encrypted connection: TLS
Step-7: After that, you can click the OK button and go back to Internet E-mail settings. To connect your Yahoo mail to Outlook, you can click the Next button now. When you get the successful news, click Close.
Step-8: Click Finish in the pop-up Window.
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