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How to Setup Yahoo Email Into Outlook 2016?

Author: Lisa Jordan
by Lisa Jordan
Posted: Jan 16, 2018

How to setup yahoo mail into Microsoft outlook2016

Sometimes the yahoo web version might not run smoothly on your browser or your yahoo email features might not be loading properly on your browser and you have decided get rid of the web version. Apart from these reasons or any other reasons if you want to set up your yahoo mail into Microsoft outlook and you are looking for the steps to set up then you have come to the right place. Setting up yahoo mail into Microsoft outlook 2016, gives you the smooth experience of emailing. Either you are sending or receiving emails, the Microsoft outlook 2016 app provides with ample amount of features and easy to use interface. Using yahoo mail in your Microsoft outlook 2016 always gives you a better edge over the web version.

Setting up yahoo mail into Microsoft is easy if you follow these steps accordingly.

  • First of all open Microsoft outlook 2016 on your computer.To open Microsoft outlook 2016, you need to type "Microsoft outlook 2016" in the search box at the start button and click on Outlook 2016.Once you click on Microsoft outlook 2016, click on next.
  • Now you have to click on File and then click on Info and click on Add account.
  • Once you click on Add account, you have to choose manual setup or additional server types. Click next.
  • Now on the next step, you have to choose the account type. And you have to select pop or imap option. Click next.
  • Now on the next step you have to go to
www.yahoo.com and log in to your yahoo mail. While in your email, go to Account info and click on Account security. Now scroll down to the bottom and turn on allow apps that use less secure sign in.

  • Now get back to your outlook setup and fill in your yahoo email server and username details.

Your Name- First and last name

Email address- your yahoo email address that you want to set up.

Incoming mail server-imap.mail.yahoo.com

Outgoing mail server- Smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Username- Your yahoo email address.

Password - Your yahoo password.

If you don’t know the password for your yahoo account, you may try to reset it. for more information you may visit how to reset yahoo account password?

  • After filling in the above information Click on more settings and click on the outgoing server tab and check mark My outgoing server SMPTP requires authentication.Also select use the same settings for incoming mail server.
  • Now click on the advanced tab and fill in the following information-

Incoming server IMAP- 993

Use the following type of encrypted connection- SSL

Outgoing server SMTP- 587

Use the following type of encrypted connection- TLS

Now click on ok and then click next on the next window.

If you have filled in the details correctly, you will be greeted with a message saying "Congratulations! All tests completed successfully", now click on close.

Wait for some time and: you are all set message will be displayed and click on finish.

By following the above steps, you can easily set up your yahoo mail into outlook 2016.

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