How to Check Other Email Accounts Through Yahoo Mail

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What to Know

  • In Yahoo Mail, select the gear icon and then select More Settings > Mailboxes > Add mailbox.
  • Select an email provider from the list and enter the requested information.
  • Log in to the chosen email provider and verify the sync. Enter your Yahoo Mail login credentials and select Verify.

This article explains how to check other email accounts through your web-based Yahoo Mail account by syncing Yahoo Mail with compatible email providers, including Gmail, Outlook, and AOL. It also includes instructions when syncing using Yahoo Mail Basic.

How to Sync Other Email Accounts With Yahoo Mail

If you have multiple email addresses through more than one email provider, view all your incoming messages in Yahoo Mail. Learn how to synchronize your other email addresses with Yahoo so that you get all your mail in one place.

To synchronize other email providers with your Yahoo Mail account:

  1. Select the gear in the upper-right corner of Yahoo Mail, then select More Settings.

    More Settings in Yahoo Mail
  2. Select Mailboxes.

    The Mailboxes heading in Yahoo Mail settings
  3. Select Add mailbox.

    Yahoo Mail settings with 'Add Mailbox' highlighted
  4. Select your email provider, then enter the requested information and follow the on-screen prompts.

    A Yahoo Mail user adds a Google mail account
  5. Log in to the email address you just added to Yahoo Mail, open the verification email, then follow the link inside.

  6. Enter your Yahoo Mail login credentials, then select Verify.

To see mail you've received from another account, select its name in the navigation column on the left (under Compose). You'll find the number of emails you've received through that account in parentheses next to the account name.

A Yahoo Mail inbox with additional email accounts highlighted

How to Send Email From Other Accounts Through Yahoo Mail

To send emails from other accounts via Yahoo Mail, select the account from the left column, then select compose to start writing a message.

How to Send Email From Other Accounts With Yahoo Mail Basic

In Yahoo Mail Basic, you can send email through another provider, but you can't receive it. To set up a send-only address:

  1. Select Account Info in the upper-right corner of Yahoo Mail Basic.

    A Yahoo Mail inbox with 'Account Info' highlighted
  2. Choose Options, then select Go.

    A Yahoo Mail inbox with 'Options' and 'Go' highlighted
  3. Select Mail Accounts.

    Yahoo Mail with 'Mail Accounts' option highlighted
  4. Select Send-only Address.

    Yahoo Mail settings with 'Send-only Address' highlighted
  5. Enter the requested information:

    • In the Account description text box, enter a descriptive name for the account.
    • In the Email address text box, enter the email address from which you want to send email.
    • In the Name text box, enter your name.
    • In the Reply-to address text box, enter the email address to which you want replies sent.

    If you linked another email account using the full-featured version of Yahoo Mail, you will be unable to add it as a send-only address in Yahoo Mail Basic.

    Yahoo Mail settings showing an alternate account
  6. Scroll down and select Save.

    A Yahoo Mail user saves account settings
  7. Log in to the email address you just added to Yahoo Mail, open the verification email, then follow the link inside.

  8. Enter your Yahoo Mail login credentials, then select Verify.

  9. Compose a new Yahoo Mail message, select the From drop-down arrow, and choose the address you want to send from.

    The From drop-down menu in a new email in Yahoo Mail
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