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Are you looking to set up your Gmail account in an email client software? If so, you would need to enter the correct server settings for Gmail in the email client to use it properly.
Here are the Gmail account settings for Outlook and steps for Gmail setup in Outlook.
- Open the Outlook on your computer and go to the File tab and click on the Add Account option.
- Now, enter the Gmail address and click on the Connect button.
- Now, it will recognize the email address and fetch the correct settings automatically for Gmail.
- You have to enter the password in the next step and then click on the Connect button.
Now, you have configured Outlook for Gmail with the automatic method. But if you want, you can use the manual method to configure Gmail in Outlook using the steps listed here.
- Open the Outlook on your computer and go to the File tab and click on the Add Account option.
- Now, enter the Gmail address and then click on the Additional Settings link located right below that.
- Now, select the ‘let me manually configure my email’ option and then click on the Connect button.
- Now, you should enter these Settings in the next windows you will see.
- Incoming mail server – imap.gmail.com
- IMAP port – 1993
- Outgoing mail server – smtp.gmail.com
- SMTP port – 587
- And then, enter your username and password to complete the process.
See also – https://onlinegeeks.hpage.com/how-do-i-add-my-gmail-account-to-outlook.html
