Don’t close this window yet because we still need to change some settings.
You’re back at the Internet Accounts window which now shows the newly created Gmail account as.
#Troubleshoot adding gmail to outlook password#
Start by entering a Display name which can be anything you want – your name, company name... whatever.įor email server configuration, enter and as incoming and outgoing email server, respectively.įinally, provide the program with your Gmail username and the account password and click on “ Finish” button when done. The Internet Connection Wizard window now awaits your inputs. Click on the Mail tab in the pop-up window and then Add -> Mail. Start Outlook Express and go to Tools -> Accounts which displays the Internet Accounts window. Again, the process is fairly simple – simply follow the instructions and screenshots below. Now comes the interesting part of adding Gmail to Outlook Express. Remember to click on “Save Changes” button at the bottom. I recommend you pick the first option of keeping the copy in the online account (there is copious amount of space, so why bother?).
#Troubleshoot adding gmail to outlook archive#
Now choose what you would like to do with the copy of the email message – let it lie in your Gmail account, delete it or archive it. Under the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab, move to the POP Download section and make sure the option is enabled by selecting one of the two options: Enable POP for all mail (even mail that’s already been downloaded) OR Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on. Log in to your Gmail account and go to the settings section (link found near the top right). The first step in adding Gmail to Outlook Express is to confirm whether the POP access is enabled on your account. But if you’re like me and want to keep things “organized” (the quotes are because of what my wife says about my work habits – you know what I mean), read the steps below to add Gmail to Outlook Express.
You can simply forward all Gmail emails to that account.
But hold on… do you have an email account already configured in Outlook express? If so, you actually don’t need to add Gmail to the client.