Arguably the two most successful and popular e-mail programs Gmail and Outlook are often treated as completely separate. Gmail started as serving mostly personal e-mail while Outlook served mostly businesses. But Gmail and Outlook can come together. Let’s look at how to do that by setting up Gmail IMAP settings in Outlook.
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How To Set Up Gmail IMAP Settings In The Outlook Desktop App
It used to be difficult to add anything but Microsoft Exchange email accounts to Outlook. You had to look up different server settings and enter them manually. In the newest Outlook, it’s much simpler.
Open Outlook. If this is your first time opening Outlook skip to step 4. If you’re adding your Gmail account as a second account in Outlook, carry on.Click on the File tab in the top-left corner.