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This wikiHow will teach you how to reset or change your AOL Mail settings using a web browser. Unless you saved or memorized the original or default settings for these, you won't be able to easily click a button to revert them but will have to change each setting individually.
Steps
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1Go to http://mail.aol.com/ and sign in. You can use your mobile or desktop browser to do this.
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2Click Options. You'll see it under your username on the right side of the page.Advertisement
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3Click Mail Settings. It's in the drop-down menu under "Options."
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4Click the tab for the setting you want to change. You can change the settings for General, Compose, Filter Settings, and Calendar.
- In General, you can change settings for contacts, Mail away messages, New mail, Reading mail, Sender name display, and Today in AOL.
- In Compose, you can change the settings for Cc/Bcc, Default compose mode, font, Sending mail, and Signature.
- In Filter Settings, you can change settings for creating a new filter, deleting existing filters, changing your display name, blocking senders, and editing filters.
- In Calendar, you can change settings for calendar default view, calendar display, and time zone.
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5Click Save to save and apply setting changes. If you want to get rid of the ads, you'll have to purchase Ad-Free Mail.[1]
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1. Go to http://mail.aol.com/ and sign in.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Mail Settings.
4. Click the tab for the setting you want to change.
5. Click Save to save and apply setting changes.
