Setting up Gmail

You can retrieve your Gmail/Google Business Apps messages with a client or device that supports IMAP, such as (Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail).

1. Log in to your Gmail account. Note that your Username is your full email address.
2. Click the Settings button near the upper-right corner and choose Mail settings.
3. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP link.
4. Click the Enable IMAP option.
5. Configure your IMAP client and click Save Changes.

Setting up Outlook 2007

1. Enable IMAP in Gmail. Click Save Changes when you're done.
2. Open Outlook.
3. For new setups, click the Do not upgrade option.
4. Click Yes.
5. Enter your display name, email address (including @gmail.com), and password.

   Google Apps users: Enter your full email address; for example: username@your_domain.com.

6. Mark the Manually configure server settings or additional server types checkbox and click Next.

   

7. Click the Internet E-mail option.
8. Enter the following information.

   Section	Field	Enter
   User Information	Your Name	Your name
   	E-mail Address	Your full email address, including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com
   Server Information	Account Type	IMAP
   	Incoming mail server	imap.gmail.com
   	Outgoing mail server (SMTP)	smtp.gmail.com
   Logon information	User Name	Your full Gmail email address, including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com

9. Click Next.

   

10. From the Tools menu, choose Options > Mail Setup.
11. Under Email Accounts, click E-mail Accounts.
12. Select an account, and click Change above the list of accounts.
13. Click the More Settings button and then click the Advanced tab.
14. For the incoming server, enter 993 and select SSL in the Use the following type of encrypted connection field.
15. For the outgoing server, enter 587 and select TLS in the Use the following type of encrypted connection field.

    

16. Click the Outgoing Server tab. Verify that the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication checkbox is marked and that the Use same settings as my incoming mail server option is selected.

    

17. Click OK and continue through the rest of the dialogs.

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