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Configuring Outlook to use with your Gmail email accounts.
Below are instructions for using Outlook Express to 'send' and ‘receive’ emails.
1. Open an account with Gmail.
2. Click on the word 'settings'
3. Click 'forwarding and pop'
4. Tick the box 'enable pop'
At this point you can click on the configuration instructions link, but make sure you have saved changes in this screen before moving on.
To ensure that Gmail can communicate with your mail client, be sure to click 'Save Changes' on the Gmail 'Mail Settings' page.
Below are the links to the help pages (and below that are copied instructions for Outlook Express).
http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13276#manual for outlook express users.
for all other mail clients use this link: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx=%67mail&hl=en&answer=12103
To configure your client manually:
1. Open Outlook or Outlook Express.
2. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Accounts...'
3. Click 'Add,' and then click 'Mail...'
4. Enter your name in the 'Display name:' field, and click 'Next.'
5. Enter your full Gmail email address username@gmail.com in the 'Email address:' field, and click 'Next.'
6. Enter pop.gmail.com in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' field. Enter smtp.gmail.com in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:' field.
7. Click 'Next.'
8. Enter your Gmail username (including @gmail.com in the 'Account name:' field. Enter your Gmail password in the 'Password:' field, and click 'Next.'
9. Click 'Finish.'
10. Highlight pop.gmail.com under 'Account,' and click 'Properties.'
11. Click the 'Advanced' tab.
12. Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Outgoing Mail (SMTP).'
13. Enter 465 in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' field.
14. Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Incoming mail (POP3).' The port will change to 995
The order of 'Outgoing' and 'Incoming' mail server fields varies by version. Make sure you enter the correct information in each field.
15. Click the 'Servers' tab, and check the box next to 'My server requires authentication.'
16. Click 'OK.'
That should be it now, all done!
* Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Gmail?
To ensure that Gmail can communicate with your mail client, be sure to click 'Save Changes' on the Gmail 'Mail Settings' page
Note:
If you have multiple email addresses, just repeat the instructions above to add each email address for use with Outlook.
I think that for UK Gmail users the @gmail.com may be @googlemail.co.uk. You will be told when you initially set your Gmail account up.
Note:
Additional notes ref the “Red” highlighted text in the above instructions.
username@gmail.com- This is the email address that you have setup.
pop.gmail.com - This is the Gmail Incoming (POP3) mail server name.
smtp.gmail.com - This is the Gmail Outgoing (SMTP) mail server name.
username (including '@gmail.com') and password. – This is for automatic connection to your Gmail account so that you can send and receive emails.
465 - The Gmail Outgoing mail server port number.
995 - The Gmail Incoming mail server port number.
If you are using other email providers then the details in this note will change in respect to the other providers specifications.
You can send and receive emails from different email providers via Outlook, at the same time, by just repeating the above instructions and using the specification details related to each email provider(s) you are using.
If anyone spots any mistakes in the instructions or thinks that they can be improved, please let me know. Thank you.
1. Open an account with Gmail.
2. Click on the word 'settings'
3. Click 'forwarding and pop'
4. Tick the box 'enable pop'
At this point you can click on the configuration instructions link, but make sure you have saved changes in this screen before moving on.
To ensure that Gmail can communicate with your mail client, be sure to click 'Save Changes' on the Gmail 'Mail Settings' page.
Below are the links to the help pages (and below that are copied instructions for Outlook Express).
http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13276#manual for outlook express users.
for all other mail clients use this link: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx=%67mail&hl=en&answer=12103
To configure your client manually:
1. Open Outlook or Outlook Express.
2. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Accounts...'
3. Click 'Add,' and then click 'Mail...'
4. Enter your name in the 'Display name:' field, and click 'Next.'
5. Enter your full Gmail email address username@gmail.com in the 'Email address:' field, and click 'Next.'
6. Enter pop.gmail.com in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' field. Enter smtp.gmail.com in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:' field.
7. Click 'Next.'
8. Enter your Gmail username (including @gmail.com in the 'Account name:' field. Enter your Gmail password in the 'Password:' field, and click 'Next.'
9. Click 'Finish.'
10. Highlight pop.gmail.com under 'Account,' and click 'Properties.'
11. Click the 'Advanced' tab.
12. Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Outgoing Mail (SMTP).'
13. Enter 465 in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' field.
14. Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Incoming mail (POP3).' The port will change to 995
The order of 'Outgoing' and 'Incoming' mail server fields varies by version. Make sure you enter the correct information in each field.
15. Click the 'Servers' tab, and check the box next to 'My server requires authentication.'
16. Click 'OK.'
That should be it now, all done!
* Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Gmail?
To ensure that Gmail can communicate with your mail client, be sure to click 'Save Changes' on the Gmail 'Mail Settings' page
Note:
If you have multiple email addresses, just repeat the instructions above to add each email address for use with Outlook.
I think that for UK Gmail users the @gmail.com may be @googlemail.co.uk. You will be told when you initially set your Gmail account up.
Note:
Additional notes ref the “Red” highlighted text in the above instructions.
username@gmail.com- This is the email address that you have setup.
pop.gmail.com - This is the Gmail Incoming (POP3) mail server name.
smtp.gmail.com - This is the Gmail Outgoing (SMTP) mail server name.
username (including '@gmail.com') and password. – This is for automatic connection to your Gmail account so that you can send and receive emails.
465 - The Gmail Outgoing mail server port number.
995 - The Gmail Incoming mail server port number.
If you are using other email providers then the details in this note will change in respect to the other providers specifications.
You can send and receive emails from different email providers via Outlook, at the same time, by just repeating the above instructions and using the specification details related to each email provider(s) you are using.
If anyone spots any mistakes in the instructions or thinks that they can be improved, please let me know. Thank you.
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