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tap the drop down menu "select your app" select "outlook desktop" tap "generate" highlight (or write it down) then right hand click and "copy" the code that appears (this code is now your outlook app password) go to the outlook mail app in the bottom left tap the "settings" cog tap "manage accounts" tap the account you are having trouble with
You do this by #1 - Login to your account #2 - Click on the <Gear> (settings) icon (top right) #3 - Scroll down and click on <View all Outlook settings> #4 - Click on <Mail> --> <Sync Email> #5 - Scroll down to <Manage your connected accounts>
My AOL mail will no longer sync in Microsoft Mail. This was never a problem until recently. When looking at the inbox screen, I can see my other synced accounts but there is a triangle with an exclamation point in it next to AOL. I have attempted to troubleshoot it in many different ways. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it.
https://www.slipstick.com/outlook/yahoo-aol-accounts-outlook/ It has to do with letting your email, while logged into your browser, access Outlook as an app instead of a normal log in. It will give you a code to use as a password instead of your actual log in password! Follow the link for a step-by-step.
Bonus: AOL mail not syncing with Outlook. Starting with Outlook 2016, no additional software or any kind of plugin is required in order to use AOL with Outlook. However, users reported sync issues between the two and this can happen due to changes in either the AOL or the Outlook service.
Follow these steps: #1-Go to myaccount.aol.com #2-select MY PROFILE #3-select CHANGE PASSWORD you will then sign in to your email and a screen will come up #4- go down to bottom & select MANAGE APP PASSWORDS #5-from the list select your kind of device that's not synching, you can just make up a name on selecting OTHER
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