Aol email settings for microsoft outlook

To set up an AOL email account in Microsoft Outlook, you'll need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Create an App Password

Before setting up your AOL email account in Outlook, you'll need to create an App Password. This is a 16-character password that you'll use to authenticate your AOL account in Outlook.

  1. Log in to your AOL account.
  2. Click on the "Account" icon (represented by a gear icon) in the top right corner of the page.
  3. Click on "Account Settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down to the "Security" section and click on "Generate App Password".
  5. Enter a name for your app password (e.g., "Outlook") and click "Generate".
  6. Note down the 16-character App Password.

Step 2: Set up your AOL email account in Outlook

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook and click on "File" > "Add Account".
  2. Select "Manual setup or additional server types" and click "Next".
  3. Select "POP or IMAP" and click "Next".
  4. Enter the following information:
    • Your Name: Enter your name as you want it to appear in your Outlook emails.
    • Email Address: Enter your AOL email address (e.g., [yourname]@aol.com).
    • Account Type: Select "POP3" or "IMAP" (your choice).
    • Incoming mail server: Enter "pop.aol.com" (for POP3) or "imap.aol.com" (for IMAP).
    • Outgoing mail server: Enter "smtp.aol.com".
    • User Name: Enter your AOL email address (e.g., [yourname]@aol.com).
    • Password: Enter the App Password you created in Step 1.
  5. Click "Next" and then "Finish" to complete the setup process.

Step 3: Configure additional settings (optional)

You can configure additional settings in Outlook to customize your AOL email experience. For example, you can set up your AOL email account to use SSL encryption or configure the email client to delete emails from the server after downloading.

To access these settings, follow these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook and click on "File" > "Account Settings".
  2. Select your AOL email account and click "Change".
  3. Click on the "More Settings" button.
  4. In the "More Settings" window, click on the "Advanced" tab.
  5. Configure the settings as desired (e.g., use SSL encryption, delete emails from server after downloading).

That's it! Your AOL email account should now be set up in Microsoft Outlook.