Adding gmail account in Outlook

You can retrieve your Gmail messages with a client or device that supports IMAP, like Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail.

Enable IMAP in your Gmail settings

1. Sign in to Gmail.
2. Click the  gear in the top right.
3. Select Settings.
4. Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
5. Select Enable IMAP.
6. Click Save Changes.

Note: This setting is not available while using the basic HTML view of Gmail. To enable IMAP, use the standard view instead. Find out more about standard view and basic HTML view.

Once you've enabled IMAP in your Gmail settings, you need to configure your client. Select a client below to see specific configuration instructions.Outlook / Windows Mail

1. Open Outlook or Windows Mail.

2. Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts or Email Accounts

3. Click Add.

Google Apps users, please follow the default instructions unless otherwise noted, replacing 'your_domain.com' with your actual domain name.

Many clients will automatically configure the appropriate IMAP connection settings for your account, but confirm that the connection settings your client configures are the same as what's listed below.

If you're using a client that's not listed above, you can also use the following information to configure your IMAP. If you have problems, contact your mail client's customer support department for further instructions.

• Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server - Requires SSL
  • imap.gmail.com
  • Port: 993
  • Requires SSL:Yes
• Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - Requires TLS
  • smtp.gmail.com
  • Port: 465 or 587
  • Requires SSL: Yes
  • Requires authentication: Yes
  • Use same settings as incoming mail server
• Full Name or Display Name: [your name]
• Account Name or User Name: your full Gmail address (username@gmail.com  ). Google Apps users, please enter username@your_domain.com
• Email address: your full Gmail address (username@gmail.com  ) Google Apps users, please enter username@your_domain.com
• Password: your Gmail password

If your client does not support SMTP authentication, you won't be able to send mail through your client using your Gmail address.

Also, if you're having trouble sending mail but you've confirmed that encryption is active for SMTP in your mail client, try to configure your SMTP server on a different port: 465 or 587.

IMPORTANT: You must do this in order to be able to send out emails with OUTLOOK. Go to Tools  in Outlook--> accounts and select the right google account. click on More Options at the bottom of the screen and from the dropdown menu select Username and Password and enter the information for the username and password for your google account.