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Do you have a mail account at Live Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo! or AOL? This guide contains settings and instructions how to configure Outlook with those email providers.
Live Hotmail Gmail Yahoo! AOL
Live Hotmail
Windows Live Hotmail offers access via special Outlook Connector software, which provides a two-way sync for mail, contacts and calendar, and access via POP3 for paid accounts and free accounts in most countries. Outlook Connector Download and install the Outlook Connector from the location below; Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 32-bit Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 64-bit Note: You will only need to install the 64-bit version when you are using the 64-bit version of Outlook 2010. Start Outlook. If you don't get prompted to add a new account already then choose; Outlook Connector-> Add a New Account In the screen that pops-up you'll have to provide your:
The display name you'd like others to see. Your Windows Live ID in full (yourname@hotmail.com or yourname@live.com) Your Windows Live ID password
Advanced (optional)
4 Account name 5 Reply Email POP3 The display name for your account. This name is used in your folder list, in your account settings and when selecting your sending account when composing a message. You can specify an alternative address here to which replies will be sent when people reply to your messages.
Gmail
GMail offers access via IMAP and POP3 but you must first enable this. To do this, logon to your Gmail account and press Settings at the top of your screen. In the new page that load click "Forwarding and POP/IMAP".
IMAP
Don't set Outlook to save the sent items in the Sent Items folder of the IMAP account or you'll end up with duplicates. When you send via the SMTP server of Gmail, then your Sent Items are automatically placed there. If you are restricted to using another SMTP server (from your ISP for example), then you would still need to configure your account to save to the Sent Items folder.
POP3
Yahoo!
Yahoo! offers POP3 access but only if you have a paid subscription to Yahoo! Mail Plus.
POP3
AOL
AOL offers both POP3 and IMAP access. It makes a difference whether you have an AOL address or an AIM address.
IMAP Add New E-mail Account dialog 1 Your Name: 2 E-mail Address: The display name you'd like others to see. your AOL or AIM address in full (yourname@aol.com or yourname@aim.com) IMAP imap.aol.com or imap.aim.com smtp.aol.com or smtp.aim.com your AOL or AIM screen name (so without @aol.com or @aim.com behind it) Your AOL or AIM password optional disabled
3 Account Type: 4 Incoming mail server: 5 Outgoing mail server: 6 User Name:
7 Password: 8 Remember password 9 Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)
yourname@aim.com) 3 Account Type: 4 Incoming mail server: 5 Outgoing mail server: 6 User Name: POP3 pop.aol.com or pop.aim.com smtp.aol.com or smtp.aim.com your AOL or AIM screen name (so without @aol.com or @aim.com behind it) Your AOL or AIM password optional disabled
7 Password: 8 Remember password 9 Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)
Screenshots
Below you'll find screenshots of the account configuration screens. The numbers in the screenshots correspond with the numbers in the tables with the settings above.
After setting the main account settings, press the More Settings button
Configure Authentication