Frequently Asked Questions

To set up your Outlook client to work with Gmail:

1. Enable POP in your email account. Don't forget to click Save Changes when you're done.
2. Open Outlook.
3. Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts...
4. Click Add, and then click Mail...
5. Enter your name in the Display name: field, and click Next.
6. Enter your full Gmail email address ([email protected]) in the Email address: field, and click Next. Google Apps users, enter your full address in the format 'username@your_domain.com.'
7. 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. Google Apps users, enter the server names provided, don't add your domain name in this step.
8. Click Next.
9. Enter your full email address (including '@gmail.com' or '@your_domain.com') in the Account name: field. Enter your email password in the Password: field, and click Next.




10. Click Finish.
11. Highlight pop.gmail.com under Account, and click Properties.
12. Click the Advanced tab.
13. Under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
14. Enter '465' in the Outgoing mail (SMTP): field.
15. Under Incoming mail (POP3), check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL). The port will change to '995'.




16. Click the Servers tab, and check the box next to My server requires authentication.
    
    
    
17. Click OK.
18. Download the latest updates for Outlook from Microsoft. This will help prevent the most common Outlook errors Gmail users see.

Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve Gmail messages.