Click the Settings button in the upper, right corner of the window and select Settings from the drop-down menu.
On the Settings screen, click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
Scroll down to the IMAP Access section and select Enable IMAP.
Click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen.
Close your browser and open Outlook. To begin adding your Gmail account, click the File tab.
On the Account Information screen, click Add Account.
Select Manual setup or additional server types, instead of E-mail Account, and click Next.
On the Choose Service screen, select POP or IMAP and click Next.
On the POP and IMAP Account Settings enter the User, Server, and Logon Information. For the Server Information, select IMAP from the Account Type drop-down list and enter the following for the incoming and outgoing server information:
On the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Outgoing Server tab. Select the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and make sure the Use same settings as my incoming mail server option is selected.
While still in the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Advanced tab. Enter the following information:
NOTE: You need to select the type of encrypted connection for the outgoing server before entering 587 for the Outgoing server (SMTP) port number. If you enter the port number first, the port number will revert back to port 25 when you change the type of encrypted connection.
Click OK to accept your changes and close the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box.
Click Next.
Outlook tests the accounts settings by logging into the incoming mail server and sending a test email message. When the test is finished, click Close.
You should see a screen saying “You’re all set!”. Click Finish.
- Incoming mail server: imap.googlemail.com
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.googlemail.com
On the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Outgoing Server tab. Select the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and make sure the Use same settings as my incoming mail server option is selected.
While still in the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, click the Advanced tab. Enter the following information:
- Incoming server: 993
- Incoming server encrypted connection: SSL
- Outgoing server encrypted connection TLS
- Outgoing server: 587
NOTE: You need to select the type of encrypted connection for the outgoing server before entering 587 for the Outgoing server (SMTP) port number. If you enter the port number first, the port number will revert back to port 25 when you change the type of encrypted connection.
Click OK to accept your changes and close the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box.
