How to Download Gmail to Outlook

How to Download Gmail to Outlook

If you are an Outlook user and also have a Gmail address, it is possible to download emails right to your Outlook preventing the need to log on to the Gmail website.

This simple tutorial will take you through the steps of how to download Gmail to Outlook.

• Go to the Control Panel and load up Mail


• Click Email Accounts – Enter your Outlook or Exchange password if required


• Select the Email Tab and Click New and then Next


• Click on the Manual Settings check box and then click Next


• Select Internet Email (default setting) and click Next


• Fill in the form with your name and Gmail address


• Account type is POP3


• Incoming Mail Server should be set to: pop.gmail.com


• Outgoing Mail Server should be set to: smtp.gmail.com


• Fill in the username and password (your Gmail address and password)


• Click on More Settings


• Click on Outgoing Server and then My Outgoing Server requires authentication


• Click Advanced and select this server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)


• Change the SMTP (outgoing server) to port 435


• Click Leave a copy of messages on the server (if you want to keep them on the web based interface also


• Click OK and then Test Account Settings


• Click OK and Finish

Once this step is complete you need to configure Gmail to allow external connections to your mailbox.

This is done by following the steps below.

• Log in to Gmail


• Click Settings


• Clock Forwarding and POP


• Go to the POP Download section and click on Enable POP or something similar


• Save the settings

Note that there are some older users that do not have this functionality just yet. However,

Google are working in phases at getting more Gmail accounts to allow POP3 access.

Those Should Try Enabling Imap in Gmail.

To know about Enabling IMAP Please Read the post How to Enable IMAP in Gmail

http://adityapateloo7.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-enable-imap-in-gmail.html

After completing the above steps you should now be able to download your Gmail in to your Outlook software and also send emails from Outlook.

Please post your questions in the comments form, if you have any problem.