How to link aol email account to microsoft outlook?

To set up an AOL email account in Outlook:





* Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu in Outlook.


* Go to the E-mail tab.


* Click New....


* Make sure Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP is selected.


* Click Next %26gt;.


* Type your name (what you want to appear in the From: line of messages you send) Your Name:.


* Enter your full AOL address under E-mail Address:.


o Make sure you include "@aol.com". If your screen name is "homers", make sure you type "homers@aol.com" (not including the quotation marks), for example.


* Make sure Manually configure server settings or additional server types is checked.


* Click Next %26gt;.


* Make sure Internet E-mail is selected.


* Click Next %26gt;.


* Select IMAP under Account Type:.


* Type "imap.aol.com" under Incoming mail server:.


* Enter "smtp.aol.com" under Outgoing mail server (SMTP):.


* Type your AOL screen name under User Name:.


o If your AOL email address is "homers@aol.com", for example, type "homers".


* Type your AOL password under Password:.


* Click More Settings ....


* Go to the Outgoing Server tab.


* Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.


* Now go to the Advanced tab.


* Type "587" under Server Port Numbers for Outgoing server (SMTP):.


* Click OK.


* Now click Next %26gt;.


* Click Finish.


* Click Close.