How To Block A Sender In Microsoft Outlook

One of the most annoying things about having an email account is the presence of unwanted emails in your inbox from people who you do not know. However, the Outlook email manager program allows its users to filter out unwanted emails from a specific sender by using the Outlook email setup process. Below we discuss some easy techniques for blocking a sender from sending emails to you.

Method 1

• Open the Outlook program by clicking on the shortcut icon of the program in the desktop and then click on the Home tab found in the top left corner of the application window. 
• Now a drop down menu appears, click on the option named Junk to open a sub menu and then click on the Junk E-mail Options tab. 
• The Junk E-mail Options window will now open up in the screen, look for the option named Blocked Senders and then highlight it. 
• Now you will be able to see various options in the window, click on the Add button found in the window. 
• You will be able to see that a new window by the name Add address or domain has opened now. In the text box provided in the window, enter the address of the user whom you would like to block from your email account. 
• Click on the OK button for saving the changes made in the window and for exiting from it. 

Method 2

• Launch the Outlook program and then click on the Inbox tab found at the left side pane of the application window. 
• Look for the email of the sender whom you wish to block using the Outlook email setup process and then click on it for selecting it. 
• Click on the Junk tab found in the drop down menu that appears when you click on the Home button in the Outlook client. 
• You will be able to see an option named Block Sender in the drop down menu that appears, click on it for blocking the contact. If the system asks you for confirmation, click on the OK button to confirm your choice. 

Now you have successfully blocked the contact from sending you an email. If you would like to remove the person from your blocked list, you can do it by visiting the Blocked Senders tab and then deleting the specific contact from the list.

Setting Up A Yahoo Account In Microsoft Outlook

Outlook is an email manager program developed by Microsoft for helping the users in managing their emails, contacts and calendar entries easily and efficiently. The program allows you to manage email accounts provided by any service providers like Yahoo. Follow the simple Outlook email setup instructions given below for setting up a Yahoo email in the Microsoft Outlook program.

Instructions

• Open the Outlook application by double clicking on its shortcut icon found in the desktop. 
• Click on the Tools menu found in the Menu bar. 
• Scroll down through the drop down menu to find the option named E-mail Accounts and then click on it. 
• Now you can see an option named Add a new e-mail account, click on it and then on the Next button for going to the next page. 
• Now select the option POP3 from the drop down menu and the click on the Next button. 
• Under the User information section, type in your name and Yahoo email address with domain name and then set the Incoming mail server address as pop.mail.yahoo.com.
• Also, set the outgoing mail server as smtp.mail.yahoo.com. 
• Under the Logon Information section, type in your Yahoo email and password for logging into your account and do not forget to put a check mark in the check box found next to the option Remember password.
• Now test the Outlook email setup by clicking on the Test Account Settings button. 
• Now click on the option named More Settings and then on the General tab.
• In the mail account field found in the page, enter Yahoo! Mail, and then click on the Outgoing Server tab. 
• Now put a check mark on the box found next to the option My outgoing (SMTP) requires authentication and also on the box found next to the option Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
• Now click on the OK button for saving the settings and then on the Finish button for completing the configuration process. 

If you follow the simple instructions given above, you will be able to setup a Yahoo mail account in the Outlook program. If you experience any troubles while following the instructions given above, then contact the Outlook email support team.