To set up your Apple Mail client to work with Gmail

To set up your Apple Mail client to work with Gmail:

1. Enable IMAP in Gmail.
2. Open Apple Mail.
3. Click 'Mail,' and select 'Preferences...'
4. Open the 'Accounts' tab, and click the plus sign (+) along the bottom to add a new account.
5. Select 'IMAP' in the 'Account Type' drop-down menu.
6. Enter your name and Gmail address in the appropriate fields, then click 'Continue.' Google Apps users: Enter your full email address in the format 'username@your_domain.com.'

7. Enter 'imap.gmail.com' next to 'Incoming Mail Server'; enter your full Gmail address next to 'User Name'; enter your Gmail password; then click 'Continue.' Google Apps users: Enter the server name provided, don't add your domain name in this step.

8. For Outgoing Mail Server, enter 'smtp.gmail.com'; select 'Use Authentication'; enter your full Gmail address next to 'User Name'; and enter your password. Then click 'Continue.' Google Apps users: Enter the server name provided, but enter your full email address at your domain as the User Name.

9. If setup is successful, you'll see the screen below. Then just click 'Done.'

10. Click the 'Server Settings...' button.

11. Verify that 'Outgoing Mail Server' is smtp.gmail.com:username@gmail.com.
12. Verify that 'Server port' is 587.
13. Verify that 'Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)' is checked.
14. Enter your full Gmail or Google Apps email address next to 'User Name,' enter your password, and click 'OK.'

15. Click 'Advanced' and check the box next to 'Use SSL.' (The port changes to '993.')

16. Check our recommended client settings, and adjust your client's settings as needed.

* Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling IMAP in Gmail? To ensure that Gmail can communicate with your mail client, be sure to click Save Changes on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP settings page.

To set up your Thunderbird client to work with Gmail

To set up your Thunderbird client to work with Gmail:

1. Enable IMAP in Gmail. Make sure you click Save Changes when you're done.
2. Open Thunderbird, and select Tools > Account Settings.
3. Click Add Account.
4. Select the Email account radio button and click Next. The Identity screen appears.
5. Enter your full name in the Your Name field. Enter your Gmail address (username@gmail.com) in the Email Address field, and click Next. Google Apps users, enter your full address in the format username@your_domain.com
6. Select IMAP as the type of incoming server you are using. Enter imap.gmail.com in the Incoming Server field.
7. Set the Outgoing Server to smtp.gmail.com and click Next.
   
   
   
   
8. Enter your full email address (including @gmail.com @your_domain.com) in the Incoming User Name and Outgoing User Name fields, and click Next.
   
   
   
   
9. Enter a name for your email account in the Account Name field, and click Next.
10. Verify your account information in the dialog box, and click Finish.
11. Select Server Settings from the folder list below your new account.
12. Update the Port value to 993.
13. In the Security Settings section, select SSL from the Use secure connection options.
14. Select the 'Check for messages at startup' checkbox and the 'Check for new messages every 10 minutes' checkbox.
15. Click Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the folder list.
    
    
16. Select the smtp.gmail.com (Default) entry from the list and click Edit. The SMTP Server page appears.
17. Enter smtp.gmail.com as the Server Name and set the Port to 587.
18. Select User name and password and enter your full email address (including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com) in the User Name field.
19. Select TLS from the Use secure connection radio buttons and click OK.
20. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Account Settings dialog.
    
    
    
    

To set up your Windows Mail client to work with Gmail

To set up your Windows Mail client to work with Gmail, just follow these steps:

1. Open Windows Mail. The wizard pops up if it's your first time using it; otherwise, simply click Tools > Accounts > Add.
2. Enter your name, then click Next.
   
   
   
   
3. Enter your complete Gmail address, and click Next. Google Apps users, enter your address in the format username@your_domain.com.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Choose IMAP input given servers, and check 'Outgoing server requires authentication'; click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Enter your full email address and password, and click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Click through (the checkbox is optional), then click Finish.
7. Select Tools > Accounts > IMAP account, then select Properties > Advanced.
   
   
   • Enter given port numbers, check both secure connection boxes, and click Apply.
   • Click Close.
     
   

To set up your Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 client to work with Gmail

 To set up your Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 client to work with Gmail:

1. Enable IMAP in Gmail. Don't forget to click Save Changes when you're done. 
2. Open Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. 
3. Click the Tools menu, and select E-mail Accounts.
4. Click Add a new e-mail account, then click Next. 
5. Choose IMAP as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click Next.
6. Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information:
   User Information
   Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From: field of outgoing messages.
   Email Address: Enter your full email address (username@gmail.com). Google Apps users, enter your address in the format username@your_domain.com
   Server Information
   Incoming mail server (IMAP): imap.gmail.com
   Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com
   Login Information
   User Name: Enter your full email address (including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com)
   Password: Enter your Gmail password.
    
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8. Click More Settings. and then click the Outgoing Server tab.
9. Check the box next to 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication' and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Click the Advanced tab, and check the box next to 'This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)' under Incoming Server (IMAP).
    
    
    
    
    
    
11. Check the box next to 'This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)' under Outgoing Server (SMTP), and enter 465 in the Outgoing server (SMTP) box.
12. Click OK. 
13. Click Test Account Settings.
14. After receiving the message 'Congratulations! All tests completed successfully', click Close. 
15. Click Next, and then click Finish.

How to configure Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 for your Gmail address

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 Account Settings.
4. On the E-mail tab, click New.
5. If you are prompted to Choose E-mail Service, select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and click Next.
6. Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information: Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From: field of outgoing messages. Email Address: Enter your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com). Google Apps users, enter your full address in the format username@your_domain.com. Password: Enter your email password. Manually configure server settings or additional server types: Leave this option unchecked if you want to automatically configure Outlook 2007. If you want to manually configure Outlook 2007, check this box now. Google Apps users should configure manually as follows.
7. Click Next. If you are configuring Outlook 2007 automatically, you're done! Just click Finish.
8. If you are configuring Outlook 2007 manually, select Internet E-mail and click Next.
9. Verify your User Information, and enter the following additional information: Server Information Account Type: POP3 Incoming mail server: pop.gmail.com (Google Apps users, enter the server names provided, don't add your domain name in these steps) Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com Logon Information User Name: Enter your Gmail username (including @gmail.com). Google Apps users, enter your full address in the format username@your_domain.com Password: Enter your email password. Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA): Leave this option unchecked.  
10. Click the More Settings... button, and select the Outgoing Server tab.
11. Check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server. 
    
    
    
    
    
12. Click the Advanced tab, and check the box next to This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) under Incoming Server (POP3).13. In the Outgoing server (SMTP) box, enter 587, and select TLS from the drop-down menu next to Use the following type of encrypted connection.
13. In the Outgoing server (SMTP) box, enter 587, and select TLS from the drop-down menu next to Use the following type of encrypted connection.
    
    
    
    
    
14. Click OK.
15. Click Test Account Settings... After receiving 'Congratulations! All tests completed successfully', click Close.
16. Click Next, and then click Finish.