Enable IMAP Within Gmail Settings:

• Log in to Gmail, click the gear icon at the top-right and select “Settings“
• Select “Forwarding and POP/IMAP“
• Check the radial to “Enable IMAP” under “IMAP Access“
• Click the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page

Automatic Configuration via Outlook Client:

• Select “File” from the top ribbon in Outlook and click the “+ Add Account” button under “Account Information”
• When the “Welcome to Outlook” windows is displayed, enter your Gmail address
• Provide the password for your Gmail account and click “Connect“
• nce the account setup is complete, uncheck the box next to “Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone, too.” and click “OK” to close out the window

Manual Configuration via Outlook Client:

• Input your Gmail address, select the “Advanced options” dropdown, check the box to “Let me set up my account manually” and then click the “Connect” button
• In the “Choose account type” window, click the envelope for IMAP
• Provide “IMAP Account Settings” information according to your environment or refer to the default information below
• Both “Incoming mail” and “Outgoing mail” sections should already be populated with IMAP/SMTP information
• If not there, enter “imap.gmail.com” in the “Server” entry under “Incoming mail” and set “Port” to 993
• Select “SSL/TLS” under “Encryption method“
• Enter “smtp.gmail.com” in the “Server” entry under “Outgoing mail” and set “Port” to 587
• Select “STARTTLS” under “Encryption method“
• Click “Next“
• Provide the password for your Google account and click “Connect“
• Once the account setup is complete, uncheck the box next to “Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone, too.” and click “OK” to close out the window

Automatic Configuration via Windows Control Panel:

• Launch the “Control Panel” and select “Mail Microsoft Outlook“
• Click “Email Accounts…“
• Click “New…” under the “Email” tab
• Fill in the following fields under “Email Account“:
  • “Your Name:” – semi-descriptive display name
  • “Email Address:” – Gmail address for your Google account
  • “Password:”/”Retype Password:” – Associated password for the Google account above
• Click “Next“
• Wait for the “Configuring” process to successfully complete and click “Next“
• Uncheck the box to “Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone, too.“
• Click “Finish“