• By John Parker
• Published 08/31/2012
• Article Writing

You can easily set up an AOL email account in your Microsoft Outlook 2010 for sending and receiving emails. This Microsoft Outlook 2010 support guide will make sure that you do not face Microsoft Outlook problems during the procedure. It will help you to set up Microsoft Outlook for your AOL email account. Step By step Process Open Outlook either from your Desktop shortcut or from the Start button> All Programs. Click the File tab and point to Info. You will see your existing Account Information under Info. To set up a new AOL email account Click Add Account. This will take you to the Add New Account window. In the Name field, type your name. Type your valid AOL email address in the E-mail Address box and password in the Password field. Click the button beside manually configure server settings or additional server types and hit the Next button. Click the Internet E-mail button and hit next. When in Internet E-mail Settings, enter your name and email address under User Information. Under Server Information, select IMAP from the drop-down arrow beside Account Type and fill the incoming & outgoing server information. Type ‘imap.aol.com’ (without quotes) in the Incoming Mail Server box while ‘smtp.aol.com’ (without quotes) in the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) box. Under Logon Information, type your name and email address in the relevant boxes. Check the Remember Password box. Then click the More Settings button. Highlight the Outgoing Server tab and check the box beside my outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. Click the Advanced tab and type ‘587’ in the SMTP box. Then Click the OK button. You will return to the Add New Account window. If you desire to test your settings before exiting the window then click the Test Account Settings button. Microsoft Outlook will test your AOL account settings and respond accordingly. If the testing goes successful, you will see a congratulating message. Then click the OK button and then Next and then Finish to save the changes and then exit the Add New Account window. If the testing returns an error message then click the OK button and then go back to review the settings. In case you find spelling or setting mistakes, correct them. It is mandatory to spell your email address, password, and incoming & outgoing server information etc. correctly. Check the port number also for the SMTP server. In case you have lost or forgotten your password, contact AOL and ask for it. Additional Info: If you are executing Microsoft Outlook setup for the first time, the automatic wizard will come up and prompt you to set up an email account. AOL email also support a POP3 account. Though, before you set up Microsoft Outlook, confirm with the AOL service. In case you face a difficulty that you are unable to resolve by yourself, contact FixSmith’s Microsoft Outlook support through Phone, chat, email. If you have any problem while performing the above steps and need AOL technical assistance to reach FixSmith online technical support at their Toll Free No. +1-877-6188-688. John Parker is an experienced consultant of AOL technical assistance. To know more about and get assistance on computer support and services, please, visit http://www.fixsmith.com/ .