#Yahoo account settings for outlook verification
#Yahoo account settings for outlook code

Mark the option вЂMy outgoing server (SMTP) requires authenticationвЂ™, and also tick mark the box вЂUse same settings as my incoming mail serverвЂ™. Now, select the вЂMore SettingsвЂ™ option and then go to the Outgoing Server tab.In the Logon Information section, the вЂUser NameвЂ™ text box will show the Yahoo address user name and in the Password text box, type in the password, or the app password that you have generated.For Outgoing mail server (SMTP), enter.For Incoming mail server (IMAP), enter.In the POP and IMAP account settings section, you will need to enter the server settings in the Server Information section:.Now, on the вЂUser InformationвЂ™ section, type in your name along with Yahoo email address.Proceed to the вЂServer InformationвЂ™ section and then from the вЂAccount TypeвЂ™ drop-down menu, select вЂIMAPвЂ™.In the case of Outlook 2010, you will need to select the вЂInternet E-mailвЂ™ option. On moving further, click on the option вЂPOP or IMAPвЂ™ and then click on вЂNextвЂ™.For Outlook 2010, you will need to select вЂManually configure server settings or additional server typesвЂ™.Then click on the вЂAdd AccountвЂ™ option and after that select the option вЂManual setup or additional server typesвЂ™ press вЂNextвЂ™.

Go to the вЂFileвЂ™ menu after opening Outlook and then click вЂInfoвЂ™.

To set up Yahoo mail in Outlook 20 here are the settings you need: Now, you have applied any one of the above procedures, you can directly set up Yahoo mail in Outlook using the steps provided below based on the Outlook version you use.

After doing that, your Yahoo account will let you sign in from Outlook.

Afterward, click the вЂAccount SecurityвЂ™ option and there you will find an option that says вЂAllow apps that use the less secure sign inвЂ™ turn that on.

Go to the top-right corner of the page and click on your profile name then click on вЂAccount InfoвЂ™.

#Yahoo account settings for outlook verification

In case, you havenвЂ™t activated two-step verification for your Yahoo account, you will have to allow access to Outlook as shown here:

#Yahoo account settings for outlook code

Finally, copy the code you see on the screen and click on вЂDoneвЂ™.

You will be asked to вЂSelect your AppвЂ™ where you can select вЂOutlook DesktopвЂ™ and then click вЂGenerateвЂ™.

Then at the bottom, click on the option вЂManage app passwordsвЂ™.

On the left side you will find the option вЂAccount SecurityвЂ™ click on that.

Start by going to YahooвЂ™s Account Security page after signin into your Yahoo account.

Activating two-step verification for Yahoo is great for its security, however, while keeping it activated and adding Yahoo to Outlook requires you to generate a Yahoo mail app password as explained here: