How to access Gmail using Microsoft Outlook

The Story :

My friend emailed me to teach him to access Gmail using Microsoft Outlook. With outlook, he can download his company and personal email and work from one email client instead of checking the web based Gmail.


Here's how to do it,

• Log into Gmail and have IMAP access is enabled . (Check bottom)
• Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu in Outlook.
• Go to the E-mail column.
• Click New....
• Choose Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP is selected.
• Click Next >.
• Type your name, under Your Name:.
• Key in Gmail address under E-mail Address:.
• Please include "@gmail.com". If your Gmail account name is "mike88", make sure you type "mike88@gmail.com" (not including the quotation marks), for example.
• Choose Manually configure server settings or additional server types.
• Click Next .
• Select Internet E-mail .
• Click Next .
• Select IMAP under Account Type:
• Type "imap.gmail.com" under Incoming mail server:.
• Enter "smtp.gmail.com" under Outgoing mail server (SMTP):.
• Type your Gmail account name under User Name:.
• If your Gmail address is "mike88@gmail.com", for example, type "mike88".
• Type your Gmail password under Password:.
• Click More Settings ....
• Go to the Outgoing Server tab.
• Choose My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.
• Go to the Advanced tab.
• Select SSL under Use the following type of encrypted connection: for both Incoming server (IMAP): andOutgoing server (SMTP):.
• Type "465" under Server Port Numbers for Outgoing server (SMTP):.
• Click OK.
• Now click Next >.
• Click Finish and Close

To access a Gmail account in your email program or mobile device via the IMAP interface:

• Choose Settings from the top Gmail navigation bar.
• Go to the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
• Make sure Enable IMAP is selected under IMAP Access:.
• Click Save Changes.