Set up a Yahoo! Mail Account

This article teaches you how to create and set up a new Yahoo email account from scratch.

Steps

Using the Yahoo Mobile App

  1. Open Yahoo Mail. This app resembles a white envelope on a purple background with "YAHOO!" written below the envelope.
  2. Tap Create a Yahoo account. It's at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Enter your account details. You'll need to type in the following information:
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Email address - Your preferred Yahoo email address. If your email address is already taken, you'll have to type in a different one.
    • Password
    • Mobile phone number - Without a mobile phone number, you can't create a Yahoo account.
    • Birth date (month, day, and year)
    • Gender (optional)
  4. Tap Continue. It's the blue button at the bottom of the screen.
    • If you've neglected to fill out any of the required fields or your selected username isn't available, you won't be able to proceed until you correct the problem.
  5. Tap Text me an Account Key. Doing so will prompt Yahoo to text a code to the mobile number you entered earlier.
    • You can also tap Call me with an Account Key to have Yahoo call you and recite the code.
  6. Open your phone's Messages app. You'll see a message from a six-digit number here.
  7. Tap on the message. Doing so will open it. Your five-digit code will be listed like so: "[Number] is Your Yahoo Account Key."
    • If you decided to tap Call me with an Account Key, you should write down the spoken number before continuing.
  8. Type the code into the "Verify" field. This field is in the middle of the screen, just below the "Enter the Account Key we sent to [your number]" heading.
  9. Tap Verify. It's the blue button near the middle of the screen.
  10. Tap Let's get started. Doing so will take you to your Yahoo inbox where you can proceed with setting up your account preferences.
  11. Tap ☰. This option is in the top-left corner of the screen.
  12. Tap ⚙️ Settings. It's in the middle-left side of the screen. Doing so will open your inbox's settings. You'll see two primary options at the top of the Settings page:
    • Manage accounts - Tap Add account at the bottom of this page's options to enter the account information for another Yahoo account.
    • Passcode - Change which actions will require re-entering your account's passcode.
  13. Scroll down to review the "General" settings. These comprise any settings in the "General" heading of the settings menu. Here, you can tap the following settings to view their options:
    • Themes - Tap a color at the bottom of the "Select theme" page to change the color scheme for your Yahoo inbox.
    • Notifications - Slide Enable notifications to the "On" (right) position to turn on app notifications for Yahoo mail. Opening this tab may prompt you to tap OK or Allow for Yahoo notifications.
    • Signature - Type in a new signature at the bottom of the screen to change what text appears at the bottom of your emails. If you wish to disable the signature, slide Signature to the "Off" (left) position at the top of the screen.
    • Photo upload - Slide Upload photos to the "On" (right) position to automatically upload your photo library to Yahoo.
    • Cloud storage - Tap Dropbox or Google Drive to sign into your selected cloud service. Doing so will connect your Yahoo account to the selected cloud storage account.
    • Block images (switch) - Slide this option to the "On" (right) position to prevent images from appearing by default in received emails.
    • Confirm delete (switch) - Slide this option to the "On" (right) position to receive a prompt asking you to confirm your choice whenever you delete a message.
    • Confirm mark as spam (switch) - Slide this option to the "On" (right) position to receive a prompt asking you to confirm your decision whenever you mark a message as spam.
  14. Tap X when you're done. It's in the top-left corner of the screen. Your Yahoo account is now set up.

Using the Yahoo Website

  1. Open the Yahoo website.
  2. Click Sign in. It's in the top-right corner of the page, to the left of the bell icon.
  3. Click Sign up. This link is next to the "Don't have an account?" text in the bottom-right side of the page.
  4. Enter your account details. You'll need to type in the following information:
    • First name
    • Last name
    • Email address - Your preferred Yahoo email address. If your email address is already taken, you'll have to type in a different one.
    • Password
    • Mobile phone number - Without a mobile phone number, you can't create a Yahoo account.
    • Birth date (month, day, and year)
    • You can also add your gender to the "Gender" field if you like.
  5. Click Continue. It's the blue button at the bottom of the screen.
    • If you've neglected to fill out any of the required fields or your selected username isn't available, you won't be able to proceed until you correct the problem.
  6. Click Text me an Account Key. Doing so will prompt Yahoo to text a code to the mobile number you entered earlier.
    • You can also tap Call me with an Account Key to have Yahoo call you and recite the code.
  7. Open your phone's Messages app. You'll see a message from a six-digit number here.
  8. Tap on the message. Doing so will open it. Your five-digit code will be listed like so: "[Number] is Your Yahoo Account Key."
    • If you decided to tap Call me with an Account Key, you should write down the spoken number before continuing.
  9. Type the code into the "Verify" field. This field is in the middle of the screen, just below the "Enter the Account Key we sent to [your number]" heading.
  10. Click Verify. It's the blue button near the middle of the screen.
  11. Click Let's get started. Doing so will take you to your Yahoo inbox where you can proceed with setting up your account preferences.
  12. Click Mail. It's below the purple envelope icon in the top-right corner of the Yahoo home page.
  13. Click ⚙️. You'll see this gear in the top-right corner of the Yahoo mailbox. Doing so will open your Yahoo account's settings.
  14. Review your account's settings options. You can view and change settings by clicking the following tabs on the left side of the settings window:
    • Viewing email - This menu allows you to change the way your mail is displayed.
    • Writing email - You can change the size of your email text, the font used, and how new recipients are handled in your contacts list from here.
    • Accounts - View accounts that are connected to your Yahoo account, or connect other accounts (e.g., Facebook or Google Drive) to your Yahoo account.
    • Vacation Response - Enable and write the default message that recipients will receive when they email you while you're away.
    • Filters - Manage email addresses or subjects that you don't want to have appear in your inbox.
    • Security - Decide whether or not to show images in emails and when to delete spam, or create a disposable email address for use on unreliable sites.
    • Blocked Addresses - Manage email addresses that you've blocked from being able to contact you at all.
  15. Click Save when you're finished. It's the blue button at the bottom of the settings window. Your Yahoo account is now set up and ready to go!

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