Applies ToOutlook for Microsoft 365 Office for business Microsoft Office New Outlook for Windows

You can add a Yahoo! account to Microsoft Outlook, to view and manage your email in one place.

Select a tab option below for the version of Outlook you're using. What version of Outlook do I have?

Note: If the steps under this New Outlook tab don't work, you may not be using new Outlook for Windows yet. Select Classic Outlook and follow those steps instead.

In Outlook, you have the option to:

Add a new Yahoo account | Set Yahoo account as primary | Delete existing Yahoo account

Add a new Yahoo email account in new Outlook

  1. On the View tab, select View settings.

  2. Select Accounts, then Email accounts.Screenshot of Settings showing Accounts > Email accounts

    Tip: If your Settings window doesn't look like this, you might be using classic Outlook.

  3. Select + Add Account.

  4. Enter the Yahoo! account you want to add and select Continue.

  5. On Sync your Yahoo account, select Continue.

  6. A new tab to Sign in using your Yahoo account will open in your web browser. Follow the prompts to complete signing in, including any two-factor authentication prompts you set up for this account.

  7. After you've added your password and followed any two-factor authentication prompts, the Yahoo! account permissions window appears. Select Agree.

  8. From the web browser pop-up window with the message, https://outlook.office.com wants to open this application, select Open.

  9. Select the email folder for your Yahoo email address in Outlook and select the Inbox to view emails sent to this address.

Set the Yahoo account as the primary account in new Outlook

  1. On the View tab, select View settings.​​​​​​​

  2. Select Accounts, then Email accounts.

    Screenshot of Settings showing Accounts > Email accounts

    Tip: If your Settings window doesn't look like this, you might be using classic Outlook.

  3. Find the account you want to set as a primary account, and then beside the account name, select Manage.

  4. Select the Set as primary account option.

  5. Close the Settings window.

Delete the existing Yahoo account from new Outlook

  1. ​​​​​​​On the View tab, select View settings.

  2. Select Accounts, then Email accounts.

    Screenshot of Settings showing Accounts > Email accounts

    Tip: If your Settings window doesn't look like this, you might be using classic Outlook.

  3. Find the account you want to delete, and then beside the account name, select Manage.

  4. Select the Remove option. You can select to remove the account from this device or all devices.

  5. Close the Settings window.

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