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How to Add AOL to Microsoft Outlook
by Lysis
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Overview
America Online (AOL) has been a content provider for years. The online content provider has a proprietary software application you run on your machine. However, you can also retrieve your AOL email within your Outlook email client. The Outlook email client is an application included with the Microsoft Office suite. Configuring an Outlook client is similar to the setup for any other email mailbox in Outlook.
You can retrieve your AOL email in Outlook.
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Step 1
Open Microsoft Outlook and click the "Tools" menu item. In the list of options, select "E-mail Accounts" to open the email accounts configuration screen.
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Step 2
Click the "Add a new e-mail account" button. In the first window that opens, select "IMAP" and click the "Next" button.
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Step 3
Enter your email address, name and your AOL user name and password in the next screen. The AOL user name and password are used to log into the AOL interface. In the text box labeled "Incoming Server," enter "imap.aol.com." In the text box labeled "Outgoing Server," enter "smtp.aol.com."
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Step 4
Click the button labeled " More Settings." In the window that opens, click the "Outgoing Server" tab. Select the option labeled "My outgoing server requires authentication" and then select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server."
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Step 5
Click the "Advanced" tab and enter "587" into the port number text box. Click the "OK" button to save the settings. Click the "Finish" button at the final window. Your Outlook client is now configured to retrieve your AOL email.
