How to Configure MS Outlook to Read Yahoo! Mail

Set up Microsoft Outlook to work with your Yahoo! Mail account.

A Yahoo! Mail user can access his email account through either a Web browser or a desktop application that supports the POP protocol. You can configure the Microsoft Outlook program, which is included with Microsoft Office, to send and receive messages on your Yahoo! Mail account. Since Yahoo! Mail uses the POP protocol, emails that you download in Outlook will not be stored on the Yahoo servers.

Things You'll Need

• Windows XP or later
• Microsoft Outlook 2007 or later

Instructions

1. Launch the Microsoft Outlook program.

2. Open the "Tools" menu at the top of the window and choose "Account Settings."

3. Go to the "Email" tab and click the "New" button.

4. Select the "Email Service" and "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP" radio buttons.

5. Check the box next to "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" and then press "Next."

6. Click the "Internet Email" radio button and press "Next" again.

7. Enter your full name, Yahoo! Mail email address, username and password in the appropriate fields.

8. Enter "pop.mail.yahoo.com" as the incoming mail server and "smtp.mail.yahoo.com" as the outgoing mail server.

9. Click "Next" and "Finish" to complete the setup process and start using your Yahoo! Mail account in Microsoft Outlook.

References

• Yahoo! Help: POP Yahoo! Mail Plus with Microsoft Outlook 2007