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How to set up Gmail in Outlook 

Your Gmail account can be accessed anywhere using an email app on your phone or by logging on to Gmail.com, but you may prefer to use Outlook to access your email. This tutorial will walk you through the setup process in Outlook for your Gmail account. 

1 

Enable IMAP and Outlook access in Google 

In order to connect Outlook to Gmail, you'll need to first enable the IMAP connection that Outlook will use. 


  1. Log in to your Google Apps account at Gmail.com, and click the gear button to access your settings 

  2. Click "Settings" 

  3. Go to the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab 

  4. Click the radio button to "Enable IMAP". You can leave the default settings for the additional options that appear, unless you specifically want to change them. 

  5. Save your changes 

  1. Now, you'll need to click this link to allow Outlook to log in to your account: https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps 


 

If you're unable to complete this step, you'll need to have your admin log into http://admin.google.com and change a setting. The admin will need to do a search for less secure and click on the less secure apps result. Then just change the setting to the middle option as pictured below: 


  1.  

  2. Next, make sure your account is unlocked by visiting this link and clicking "Continue": https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha 


Now you're ready to set up the account in Outlook! 

2 

Add a new IMAP account in Outlook 

These instructions assume you are starting from scratch to set up an new email account in Outlook. If you are switching to Gmail but are keeping an email address that you already have set up as POP3, you will still need to create a new one, since Outlook won't let you modify the account type. 

Settings Quick Reference: 


Type 

IMAP 

Full Name or Account Name 

[your name] 

Email address 

full email address for Google Apps (username@yourdomain.org) 

Username 

full email address for Google Apps (username@yourdomain.org) 

Password 

your Google Apps account password 

Require authentication (SPA) 

checked 

Incoming server 

imap.gmail.com 

Port 

993 

Encryption Type 

SSL 

Outgoing server 

smtp.gmail.com 

Port 

587 (or 465) 

Encryption type 

TLS (or SSL) 

Use the same settings as incoming server 

checked 

Setup Steps: 


  1. Open Outlook and go to File >> Account Settings and click New to add an account (or Change an existing IMAP account) 

  1. Choose "Manual Setup" and then choose "POP or IMAP" 

  2. Enter the settings as summarized in the table above, or use the following screenshot for reference: 

  1. Click "More Settings" and continue entering the information: 


 

 

 


  2. Click "OK" and then "Next" and correct any errors, then "Finish" 

You're all set! Be sure to visit the Google Apps support page for IMAP setup if you run into any problems, and double-check your settings. If you still can't figure it out, our friendly support team would be happy to lend a hand! 

 

 

Once you sign in you may get a error message.  I sent an email out and it prompted for access and once authenticated to GOOGLE and accepted control that error went away.   0x800CCC0E 

 

 

  

 

From <https://help.ecatholic.com/article/155-how-to-set-up-gmail-in-outlook>  

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