How to set up AT&T email on MS Outlook

• Posted by ATT Customer Support Number June 27, 2019 Filed in Arts & Culture 598 views
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  People often have multiple email accounts, which they use for different purposes. For example, you may have one account for personal correspondence and a separate account for business matters. Sometimes you may find it difficult to manage multiple email accounts and keep track of the different messages sent by your contact. This article will give you’re a general overview on how to set up your AT&T email account on MS Outlook so you can manage your emails on one platform. You can also call the ATT Customer Service Number and consult a trained email expert to get a better idea about how to access your AT&T account using MS Outlook.

  Steps to set up AT&T email on MS Outlook

  Microsoft Outlook popular email application that allows you to add different email addresses and manage your accounts more efficiently. You can refer to the steps mentioned below to connect your AT&T email account to MS Outlook:

  • Step 1: Login into Microsoft Outlook and go to the file section. Click the ‘Info’ option and go to your account settings.
  • Step 2: Look for the ‘Email’ section under settings and click ‘New.’ You will see a radio button beside ‘Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP’.
  • Step 3: You will have to select the appropriate option to manually configure the server settings so that you can set up your AT&T email account.
  • Step 4: Enter your AT&T account details, including your full email address and password, in the give fields and proceed to the server settings.
  • Step 5: Choose ‘POP3’ as the account type and enter ‘pop.att.yahoo.com’ and ‘smtp.att.yahoo.com’ as the incoming mail and outgoing mail server, respectively.
  • Step 6: Select the ‘Outgoing Server’ tab and checkmark the box that reads ‘My Outgoing Server requires authentication.’
  • Step 7: You can also click the relevant radio button to indicate you want to use the same settings as the incoming mail server.
  • Step 8: Open the ‘Advanced tab’ and click the on the box that reads ‘This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL).’
  • Step 9: Make sure you change the port number to 995 and change the SMTP field number to 465.

  While entering the server settings, you must remember to type the data exactly as it is given in the steps mentioned above. In case you have trouble completing the steps, or if you cannot set up your email account, you can call the AT&T Technical Support Number and ask for additional technical assistance to resolve the issue. A team of well-trained email experts are available 24 hours a day and will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the AT&T setup process or give you the best solution to solve any AT&T email errors you may encounter.

   

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