How to Connect to AOL

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Last Updated: May 6, 2021

AOL, or previously called America Online, is one of the top mass media corporation and website in the United States. It offers services like online search engines, news media, and other digital amenities. Want to enjoy and take advantage of all these features offered? Well, all you need to do is simply connect to AOL. It's a simple process.

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Signing Up for an Email Account

All you need to do to start connecting to AOL is sign up for an email account. To do this, open a new browser tab on your computer and visit the AOL website at http://www.aol.com/.
Click the “Sign Up” link at the top-right corner of the web page to start creating your account. This will take you to the Sign Up page.
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Fill out the form. Enter on the text fields provided some of your basic, personal information like the following:
- The username you'd like to use with your AOL account (e.g., johndoe12345@AOL.com)
- Password you'd like to use to protect your account
- First and last name
- Location and zip code
- Date of birth and gender
Click the “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the page to complete the process and create your account.

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Connecting to AOL

Open the AOL website again and click the “Sign In” link at the top right corner of the web page. This will take you to the AOL login page.
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Sign in. Enter the username and password of the account you created on the text field provided. After that, click the blue “Sign In” button to log in and start connecting to AOL.
- You only need one account to start enjoying and using all the amenities AOL has to offer.
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Why is someone else using my AOL e-mail address?

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It sounds like your account was likely hacked. Change your password.

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