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How To Fix Syncing Yahoo Mail Outlook Problem

December 18, 2020 | By John Wick | Filed in: Issues.

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Generally, users are known for managing both professional and personal email account. Some email programs such as Microsoft Outlook allows a user to access the calendar appointments, messages email addresses, and other information using a single program. If you are using a Yahoo Mail account, you can easily sync its information with Outlook. Doing so will help you easily manage both your personal and professional email-related tasks. If you are having a problem syncing your Yahoo Mail account with Outlook, you can follow the instructions provided below.

Guide to Sync Yahoo Mail with Outlook

Automatic Configuration Process

  1. Start the Outlook email program on your computer and click on the File
  2. Next, you will need to go to the Info category and select Account SettingsAccount Settings from the dropdown menu.
  3. Then, you will need to select the New option from the Email This will open the Add New Account dialog box on your screen.
  4. In the Add New Account dialog box, you will need to enter the following information in the relevant fields of the Account Setup section on your screen to configure the Yahoo Mail account automatically.
  • In the Your Name box, enter complete name.
  • In the Email Address box, enter your complete e-mail address.

Note: The following information is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  • In the Password field, enter the password provided by your ISP.
  • In the Retype Password field, re-enter the password

Then, you will need to click on the Next button to begin the Auto Account Setup process.

5. Outlook will then try to configure your account automatically. Some ISPs may require you to provide your complete email address into the User Name field. If you want Outlook to enter your password automatically, make sure that you select the checkbox next to the Save this password option. Once your account gets configured successfully, you will be indicated in the Add New Email Account dialog box that your account has been created successfully. After that, you just need to select Finish and then the Close button to complete the configuration process.

Note: In case the automatic configuration doesn’t work, the Auto Account Setup feature will try to connect using a connection that is not encrypted. However, if this method doesn’t work as well, then you will need to configure the account manually by following the below-mentioned steps.

Manual Configuration Process

Note: Make sure to have your email address, password, incoming mail server name, and outgoing mail server name provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to configure your account manually.

  1. In the Add New Account dialog box, you will need to select the Manual setup or additional server types option and click on the Next
  2. Next, you will need to select the POP or IMAP option and click on the Next
  3. Then, from the User Information section, you will need to configure the following settings:
    • Enter your complete name in the Your Name
    • Enter your complete email address in the Email Address

Note: The following information is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  1. In the Server Information, you will need to select the type of email account that you have in the Account Type If you select the POP3 or IMAP option in the Account Type box, you will need to configure the following settings on your screen in the relevant fields:0
    • Incoming mail server: Enter the name of the server in lowercase letters.
    • Outgoing mail server (SMTP):Enter the name of the outgoing email server in lowercase letters.
  2. Similarly, in the Logon Information section, you will need to configure the following settings:
    • In the User Name box, enter your user name (User name is generally the part of your email address before the @ symbol)
    • In the Password box, enter the password provided by your ISP.
    • If you want to make Outlook remember your email account password, you will need to select the checkbox next to the Remember password
  3. In case your ISP requires it, you will need to select the checkbox next to Require logon by using the Secure Password Authentication (SPA) option to sign in using Secure Password Authentication.
  4. Then, you will need to select the Test Account Settings As you will select the Test Account Settings option, the following process will be carried out:
    • The connectivity of the system to the Internet will get confirmed.
    • You will be logged on to the POP3 server.
    • You will be logged on to the SMTP server.
    • In case the POP3 server must be logged on first, the Outlook program will automatically set the Log on to incoming mail server before sending mail
    • A test message will be sent. This message will notify in case any changes have been made to the initial setup.
  5. After that, you will simply need to select Next and then the Finish

So, these are steps that you will need to follow to fix the syncing problem in your Yahoo Mail account with the Outlook email program. You can also dial Toll-free phone number of Yahoo customer service to fix your email issue.


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