Over
the years, the mail service has seen a significant rise in its users which has
led to cut throat competition among top mail service providers to become the
best in the market by providing state of the art features with a stable yet
easy to use interface in order to dominate the electronic mails scene. Although
many have tried, only a few succeeded in leaving a mark on the users. Yahoo mail has been one of the oldest and
probably the most prominent email platforms providing its users a top-notch
user interface with easy to use and exclusive features. Its loyal users have
been benefiting from its superior services for more over than a decade now. But
all good things must come to an end and so was the case for the users of Yahoo
mail with the windows 10 version, since Yahoo discontinued its webmail services
application for windows 10, leaving its users with the web experience itself.
If you find using the web to manage your emails discomforting, you can use
other email providers for a better experience, like the desktop version of MS Outlook.
Not
only will it provide a better experience, it also has a wide range of features
alongside other advantages over the web version of Yahoo.
In
today’s blog we bring you the simplest of guides to walk you through the steps
to set up Yahoo mail Outlook 2016
that is available with office 365. You can also use these steps to configure
your account on office 2013.
- Sign in to your Yahoo mail account via your web browser.
- Next, you will find a “menu”
option on the top right side of your screen.
- Select “account info”.
- Now, click on “account
security”.
- Next, turn on “allow apps
that use less secure sign in” switch.
This option is only
available if you have not authorized two-step verification on your account. If
not, then you will have to make a new app
password before you can continue. Given below are the steps by which you
can make the app password.
- Click on the Outlook application.
- Click on info
- Select the “add account” option.
- Now, select the “manual
setup” option.
- Next, select the IMAP or
POP option.
- Next, add your account and Yahoo mail server information.
Your first and last
name
Your appropriate
email address
Your account type,
be it IMAP or POP.
Your outgoing mail
server (SMTP).
Your username.
Your
application password.
- Now, click on the “more
settings” option.
- Select and open the “outgoing
server” tab.
- Now, check and select the “my
outgoing server requires authentication” option.
- Now, open the “advanced tab”
and use these four settings.
Incoming server: 493
Outgoing server: 465
Type of encrypted
connection: SSL
- Click “ok” and then click
“next” to finish the
configuration process, it may take some time
- Click “close”.
- Now, click on finish.
Once you have
completed these steps, the process of syncing your account with Outlook begins.
You can now manage your mails without any fuss.
If you still face
any difficulties while setting up your Yahoo
mail account in Outlook, try to check the settings or make sure that you
have not skipped any steps.
In a case where you
don’t enjoy managing your mails via the web version of Yahoo and you don’t have
the access to the desktop version of Outlook, you can use the mail app
available on windows 10 to send and receive mails just by following a few
simple steps.
Take note of the
fact that if you have authorized two-step verification, your password won’t
work and you will have to create a new password for your account on Outlook
2016.
- Sign in to your Yahoo
mail via your web browser.
- On the top right side of your screen you will find a “menu” option.
- Now, select the “account
info” option.
- Select the “account security”
option.
5.
Now, generate
the app password link.
6.
Now, select the “Outlook desktop” using the drop down menu on “app passwords”.
7.
Click on the “generate”
button.
8.
Now, select, then copy and paste the given 16-digit
password. Make sure to not to enter spaces between the group if you are typing
the password.
9.
You have
successfully created a new app password.
With the help of these steps you can enjoy your Yahoo mail in Outlook.
If you find it difficult or face any technicalities, you can try to reconfigure
the Yahoo mail Outlook settings in order to access over the top features
combined with a user friendly interface to have the best experience. For more
queries, you may contact help and support services that are at your disposal.