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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 containssettings 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 eitheraccount 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 havingproblems finding out where to put in which information, look at the numbers in front of thesettings and you can find them back inthe screenshots sectionat the bottom of thisdocument.

Live Hotmail

Windows Live Hotmailoffers access via special Outlook Connector software, which provides atwo-way sync for mail, contacts and calendar, and access via POP3 for paid accounts and freeaccounts in most countries.

Outlook ConnectorDownload and install the Outlook Connector from the location below;Download:Outlook Hotmail Connector 32-bitDownload:Outlook Hotmail Connector 64-bitNote: You will only need to install the 64-bit version when you are using the 64-bit version ofOutlook 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 provideyour:
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1 Name: The display name you'd like others to see.

2 E-mail address: Your Windows Live ID in full([email protected] or [email protected])

3 Password: Your Windows Live ID password

Advanced (optional)

4 Accountname

The display name for your account. This name is used in your folder list, in your accountsettings and when selecting your sending account when composing a message.

5 Reply E-mail

You can specify an alternative address here to which replies will be sent when people replyto your messages.

POP3

Add New E-mail Account dialog

1 Your Name: The display name you'd like others to see.

2 E-mail Address: Your Windows Live ID in full([email protected] or [email protected])

3 Account Type: POP3

4 Incoming mail server: pop3.live.com

5 Outgoing mail server: smtp.live.com

6 User Name: Your Windows Live ID in full([email protected] or [email protected])

7 Password: Your Windows Live ID password

8 Remember password optional

9 Require logon using SecurePassword Authentication (SPA)

disabled

More Settings: Outgoing Server tab

10 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: enabled

11 Use same settings as my incoming mail server: enabled

More Settings: Advanced tab

12 Incoming server (POP3): 995

13 This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL): enabled

14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 587 (for some it will be port 25 or 995)

15 Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL or TLS

16 Leave a copy of messages on the server optional


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Gmail

GMailoffers access via IMAP and POP3 but you must first enable this. To do this, logon to yourGmail account and press Settings at the top of your screen. In the new page that load click"Forwarding and POP/IMAP".

IMAP



2 E-mail Address: your Gmail address in full ([email protected] or

[email protected] when using Gmail Apps)

3 Account Type: IMAP

4 Incoming mail server: imap.gmail.com

5 Outgoing mail server: smtp.gmail.com

6 User Name: your Gmail address in full ([email protected] [email protected] when using Gmail Apps)

7 Password: Your Gmail password



disabled





12 Incoming server (IMAP): 993

13 Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL

14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS)


Don't set Outlook to save the sent items in the Sent Items folder of the IMAP account or you'llend up with duplicates. When you send via the SMTP server of Gmail, then your Sent Items areautomatically placed there. If you are restricted to using another SMTP server (from your ISP forexample), then you would still need to configure your account to save to the Sent Items folder.
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POP3



2 E-mail Address: your Gmail address in full ([email protected] [email protected] when using Google Apps)


4 Incoming mail server: pop.gmail.com

5 Outgoing mail server: smtp.gmail.com

6 User Name: your Gmail address in full ([email protected] [email protected] when using Google Apps)

7 Password: Your Gmail password



disabled







14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS)


16 Leave a copy of messages on the server disabled (Gmail holds a copy already by default)


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Yahoo!

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

POP3



2 E-mail Address: your Yahoo! address in full([email protected])


4 Incoming mail server: plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com

5 Outgoing mail server: plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com6 User Name: your Yahoo! address in full

([email protected])

7 Password: Your Yahoo! password


9 Require logon using Secure Password Authentication(SPA)

disabled


10 My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: enabled11 Use same settings as my incoming mail server: enabled




14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 (SSL) or 25 (none) or 587 (none)

15 Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL or none

http://mail.yahoo.com/http://mail.yahoo.com/http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/http://mail.yahoo.com/


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AOL

AOLoffers both POP3 and IMAP access. It makes a difference whether you have an AOL

address or anAIMaddress.

IMAP



2 E-mail Address: your AOL or AIM address in full([email protected] [email protected])

3 Account Type: IMAP

4 Incoming mail server: imap.aol.com or imap.aim.com

5 Outgoing mail server: smtp.aol.com or smtp.aim.com

6 User Name: your AOL or AIM screen name(so without @aol.com or @aim.com behindit)

7 Password: Your AOL or AIM password



disabled





12 Incoming server (IMAP): 143

13 Use the following type of encrypted connection: none

14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 587


POP3


2 E-mail Address: your AOL or AIM address in full([email protected] or
http://webmail.aol.com/http://webmail.aol.com/http://mail.aim.com/http://mail.aim.com/http://mail.aim.com/http://mail.aim.com/http://webmail.aol.com/


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[email protected])


4 Incoming mail server: pop.aol.com or pop.aim.com

5 Outgoing mail server: smtp.aol.com or smtp.aim.com

6 User Name: your AOL or AIM screen name(so without @aol.com or @aim.com behindit)

7 Password: Your AOL or AIM password



disabled







14 Outgoing server (SMTP): 587




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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


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Configure Authentication


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Advanced IMAP settings


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Advanced POP3 settings

Single screen configuration for the Outlook Connector


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