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Configure Live Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo or AOL

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

Account setting dialogs Most of the information can be set in the main "Add New E-mail Account" dialog but for either account you'll also need to modify more advanced settings by pressing the "More Settings" button. The settings below are sorted by the dialog that you need to access. If you are having problems finding out where to put in which information, look at the numbers in front of the settings and you can find them back in the screenshots section at the bottom of this document. 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:
1 Name: 2 E-mail address: 3 Password: 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 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.

Advanced (optional)
4 Account name 5 Reply Email

POP3 Add New E-mail Account dialog

1 Your Name: 2 E-mail Address: 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)

The display name you'd like others to see. Your Windows Live ID in full (yourname@hotmail.com or yourname@live.com) POP3 pop3.live.com smtp.live.com Your Windows Live ID in full (yourname@hotmail.com or yourname@live.com) Your Windows Live ID password optional disabled

More Settings: Outgoing Server tab

10 11 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Use same settings as my incoming mail server: 995 enabled 587 (for some it will be port 25 or 995) SSL or TLS optional enabled enabled

More Settings: Advanced tab

12 Incoming server (POP3): 13 This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL): 14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 15 Use the following type of encrypted connection: 16 Leave a copy of messages on the server

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 Add New E-mail Account dialog
1 Your Name: 2 E-mail Address: 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) The display name you'd like others to see. your Gmail address in full (yourname@gmail.com or yourname@yourdomain.com when using Gmail Apps) IMAP imap.gmail.com smtp.gmail.com your Gmail address in full (yourname@gmail.com or yourname@yourdomain.com when using Gmail Apps) Your Gmail password optional disabled

More Settings: Outgoing Server tab

10 11 12 13 14 15 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Use same settings as my incoming mail server: Incoming server (IMAP): Use the following type of encrypted connection: Outgoing server (SMTP): Use the following type of encrypted connection: 993 SSL 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS) SSL or TLS enabled enabled

More Settings: Advanced tab

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 Add New E-mail Account dialog
1 Your Name: 2 E-mail Address: 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) The display name you'd like others to see. your Gmail address in full (yourname@gmail.com or yourname@yourdomain.com when using Google Apps) POP3 pop.gmail.com smtp.gmail.com your Gmail address in full (yourname@gmail.com or yourname@yourdomain.com when using Google Apps) Your Gmail password optional disabled

More Settings: Outgoing Server tab

10 11 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Use same settings as my incoming mail server: 995 SSL 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS) SSL or TLS disabled (Gmail holds a copy already by default) enabled enabled

More Settings: Advanced tab

12 Incoming server (POP3): 13 Use the following type of encrypted connection: 14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 15 Use the following type of encrypted connection: 16 Leave a copy of messages on the server

Yahoo! Yahoo! offers POP3 access but only if you have a paid subscription to Yahoo! Mail Plus. POP3

Add New E-mail Account dialog

1 Your Name: 2 E-mail Address: 3 Account Type: 4 Incoming mail server: 5 Outgoing mail server: 6 User Name: 7 Password: 8 Remember password The display name you'd like others to see. your Yahoo! address in full (yourname@yahoo.com) POP3 plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com your Yahoo! address in full (yourname@yahoo.com) Your Yahoo! password optional

9 Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) disabled

More Settings: Outgoing Server tab

10 11 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Use same settings as my incoming mail server: 995 SSL 465 (SSL) or 25 (none) or 587 (none) SSL or none optional enabled enabled

More Settings: Advanced tab

12 Incoming server (POP3): 13 Use the following type of encrypted connection: 14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 15 Use the following type of encrypted connection: 16 Leave a copy of messages on the server

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: 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) 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 enabled enabled

More Settings: Outgoing Server tab

10 11 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Use same settings as my incoming mail server:

More Settings: Advanced tab

12 13 14 15 Incoming server (IMAP): Use the following type of encrypted connection: Outgoing server (SMTP): Use the following type of encrypted connection: 143 none 587 none

POP3
1 Your Name: 2 E-mail Address: 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) The display name you'd like others to see. your AOL or AIM address in full (yourname@aol.com or yourname@aim.com) 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 enabled enabled 110 none 587 none optional

More Settings: Outgoing Server tab

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Use same settings as my incoming mail server: Incoming server (POP3): Use the following type of encrypted connection: Outgoing server (SMTP): Use the following type of encrypted connection: Leave a copy of messages on the server

More Settings: Advanced tab

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

Advanced IMAP settings

Advanced POP3 settings

Single screen configuration for the Outlook Connector Last modified: October 12, 2010

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