How to Access Yahoo Mail with Outlook

Connect your Yahoo Mail account to Outlook to manage your emails

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by Heinz Tschabitscher
An independent writer who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
Updated March 18, 2019

Centralize all your email accounts into Microsoft Outlook and make it easier to find your messages in one place. If you have a Yahoo Mail account, here's how to set up Outlook to access your email on Yahoo.

Instructions in this article apply to Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003; and Outlook for Office 365.

Before You Start, Prepare Your Yahoo Account

Before Outlook can access your Yahoo account, set up your Yahoo account so that it allows Outlook to connect. This initial step depends on whether you have two-step verification enabled on your Yahoo account or not.

Two-Step Verification Enabled? Generate an App Password

If your Yahoo account is secured with two-step verification, generate a Yahoo Mail app password. It's a simple process, and you'll use this app password in place of your Yahoo Mail sign-in password when you configure Outlook.

No Two-Step Verification?

If you don't use two-step verification to secure your Yahoo Mail account (and you don't want to enable it), set your account to allow email clients to access it using your Yahoo account sign-in password.

  1. Log into your Yahoo Mail account.

    Yahoo account login screen

  2. In the upper right of the web page, select your profile name and choose Account Info.

    Yahoo account info link

  3. Select Account Security.

    Access Account Security in a Yahoo account

  4. Turn on the Allow apps that use less secure sign in toggle (it turns blue when switched to the On position).

    You may need to complete a reCAPTCHA process before the switch activates to verify that you aren't a robot.

    Switch to allow apps like Outlook to access Yahoo Mail

  5. Your Yahoo Mail account will now accept sign-ins from Outlook. To turn this feature off, follow steps 1 through 3, then turn off the Allow apps that use less secure sign in toggle.

Consider enabling two-step verification on your Yahoo account. It provides an extra layer of security to protect your account from unauthorized access.

Set Up Yahoo Mail in Outlook 2019, 2016 and Office 365

Adding your Yahoo Mail account to Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, and Outlook for Office 365 takes just a few steps.

  1. Go to the File tab.

    Screenshot of Outlook 2016 displaying the File menu item.

  2. Select Info, then select Add Account.

    Outlook 2016 File menu with Add Account button

  3. Enter your Yahoo Mail address, and then select Connect.

    Email address field when adding a Yahoo Mail account to Outlook

  4. Enter your Yahoo Mail account password or app password.

    If your Yahoo account uses two-step verification, enter the app password you generated, not your Yahoo account sign-in password.

    Yahoo Mail password entry in Outlook 2016

  5. Select Connect. Your Yahoo Mail account is added to Outlook.

Set Up Yahoo Mail in Outlook 2013 and 2010

The process for adding Yahoo Mail accounts to Outlook 2013 and 2010 are similar to each other. The screenshots below illustrate the process in Outlook 2013; screens in Outlook 2010 vary slightly, but the menus, options, and process are the same.

  1. Click File.

    Outlook 2013 window with File menu item

  2. Select Info, then click Add Account.

    Outlook 2013 add account button

  3. Click Manual setup or additional server types, then click Next.

    In Outlook 2010, click Manually configure server settings or additional server types.

    Outlook 2013 manual setup option selection

  4. Click Pop or IMAP, then click Next.

    In Outlook 2010, click Internet E-mail.

    Outlook 2013 IMAP setup selection

  5. In the Server Information section, click the Account Type dropdown arrow and select IMAP.

    Outlook 2013 account type dropdown IMAP selection

  6. In the User Information section, enter your name and your Yahoo email address.

    Outlook 2013 manual entry of Yahoo Mail account credentials

  7. In the Server Information section, in the Incoming mail server text box, enter imap.mail.yahoo.com, then in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) text box, enter smtp.mail.yahoo.com.

    Outlook 2013 Yahoo Mail server addresses

  8. In the Login Information section, the User Name text box displays the user name from your Yahoo Mail address; correct this information if necessary. Then, in the Password text box, enter your password or the app password you generated if your account uses two-step verification.

  9. Click More Settings.

  10. Click the Outgoing Server tab, select the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication check box, then select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

    Outlook 2013 outgoing server authentication selection

  11. Click the Advanced tab.

  12. For both Incoming server (IMAP) and Outgoing server (SMTP), click the Use the following type of encrypted connection dropdown arrow and select SSL.

    In the Incoming server (IMAP) text box, enter 993.

    In the Outgoing server (SMTP) text box, enter 465.

    Outlook 2013 IMAP and SMTP server settings for Yahoo Mail

  13. Click OK to return to the Pop and IMAP Account Settings window.

  14. Click Next. This tests the account settings you entered. If everything is correct, both will be completed successfully.

    Click Close.

    Outlook 2013 Yahoo Mail account tests

  15. Your Yahoo Mail account is added to Outlook.

Set Up Yahoo Mail in Outlook 2007

Follow these steps to connect a Yahoo Mail account in Outlook 2007.

  1. Click Tools > Account Settings.

    Outlook 2007 Tools menu

  2. In the E-mail tab, click New.

    Outlook 2007 Account Settings window with New button highlighted

  3. Select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, then click Next.

    Outlook 2007 Add New E-mail Account window with Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP option selected

  4. Select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box, then click Next.

    Outlook 2007 Add New E-mail Account window with manual configuration option selected

  5. Select Internet E-mail, then click Next.

    Outlook 2007 Add New E-mail Account window with Internet E-Mail option selected

  6. Click the Account Type dropdown arrow and select IMAP.

    Outlook 2007 Add New E-mail Settings window with IMAP selected

  7. Enter your account details.

    • Your name: The name that appears in the messages you send.
    • E-Mail Address: Your Yahoo Mail email address.
    • User Name: Your Yahoo ID.
    • Password: Either your Yahoo account sign-in password, or your app password if your account is secured with two-step verification.

    Click More Settings.

    Outlook 2007 Add New E-mail Settings window with More Settings button highlighted

  8. Click the Outgoing Server tab, check the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication check box, then select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

    Outlook 2007 Internet E-mail Settings window with Outgoing Server tab selected

  9. Click the Advanced tab.

    Outlook 2007 Internet E-mail Settings window with Advanced tab selected

  10. In the two dropdown menus next to Use the following type of encrypted connection, select SSL.

    Outlook 2007 incoming and outgoing server encryption options set to SSL

  11. In the Incoming server (IMAP) text box, enter 993. In the Outgoing server (SMTP) text box, enter 465.

    Outlook 2007 SSL server port settings for Yahoo Mail

  12. Click OK to return to the Internet E-mail Settings window.

  13. Click Next.

  14. Click Finish. Your Yahoo Mail account is added to Outlook 2007.

Set Up Yahoo Mail in Outlook 2003

Outlook 2003 can also be configured to access Yahoo Mail using IMAP by following these steps.

  1. Click Tools > E-Mail Accounts.

    Outlook 2003 Tools menu with E-mail Accounts highlighted

  2. Select Add a new e-mail account, then click Next.

    Outlook 2003 Add a new email account option selected

  3. Select IMAP, then click Next.

    Outlook 2003 E-mail Accounts window with IMAP selected

  4. Enter account and Yahoo Mail server details.

    • Your name: The name you want to appear in messages you send.
    • E-Mail Address: Your Yahoo Mail email address.
    • User Name: Your Yahoo ID.
    • Password: Either your Yahoo account sign-in password, or your app password if your account is secured with two-step verification.
    • Incoming mail server (IMAP): Enter imap.mail.yahoo.com.
    • Outgoing mail server (SMTP): Enter smtp.mail.yahoo.com.
    Outlook 2003 Yahoo Mail account and server details

  5. Click More Settings.

  6. Click the Outgoing Server tab, check the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication check box, then select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

  7. Click the Advanced tab and select the This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) check boxes for the Incoming Server and Outgoing Server.

    In the Incoming server (IMAP) text box, enter 993. In the Outgoing server (SMTP) text box, enter 465.

    Outlook 2003 Advanced tab settings

  8. Click OK to return to the Internet E-mail Settings (IMAP) settings window.

  9. Click Next.

  10. Click Finish. Your Yahoo Mail account is added to Outlook 2003.