Setup Gmail on MS Outlook for Windows
Step 1
- Open Microsoft Outlook 2016 at your Windows machine (if you are using Windows 10 you can simply search for Outlook).
![Gmail Outlook 2016 Setup](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e72_62e970acf95e26ec7093ac71_1-768x480.png)
Step 2
- Click on the File menu in top left hand corner as shown in the screenshot.
![Gmail Outlook 2016 and 2013 Setup - Step 2](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e9d_62e97008569a186fb7097cc5_2-768x480.png)
Step 3
- As we will add gmail account to Outlook 2016, click on Add Account as shown in the screenshot.
![Gmail Outlook 2016 and 2013 Setup - Step 3](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e7d_62e970ac663e615d919db201_3-768x480.png)
Step 4
- We will setup Outlook 2016 to work with your gmail manually
- Select Manual Setup or additional server types
- Click Next
![Gmail Outlook 2016 and 2013 Setup - Step 4](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e97_62e97008feb434ef923f0eb3_4-768x480.png)
Step 5
- We will configure your Google Workspace for business gmail via IMAP as it provides better functionality than POP.
- Select POP or IMAP radio button
- Click Next
![Gmail Outlook 2016 Setup - Step 5](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e8a_62e970ad0dcf9222aee1b875_5-768x480.png)
Step 6
- Enter your name in the name field
- Enter your Google Workspace (or gmail) email address in Email field
- Under account type, select IMAP
- Put imap.gmail.com in the incoming mail server
- Put smtp.gmail.com in the outgoing mail server
- In user name, enter you full google apps email address as shown in the screenshot
- Enter your google apps gmail password
- Leave the remember password checked
- Click on More Settings
![Gmail Outlook 2016 Setup - Step 6](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201eb3_62e97008ebf240967fb9df09_6-768x480.png)
Step 7
- Check the box which says “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication
- Click on Advanced tab
![Gmail Outlook 2016 and 2013 Setup - Step 7](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e9a_62e970088349d8d979a95349_7-768x480.png)
Step 8
- Click on Advance Tab
- For incoming server (IMAP), select SSL from the dropdown as shown in the screenshot
- Now make sure the port number is changed to 993
- For outgoing server (SMTP), select TLS from the dropdown as shown in the screenshot
- Now change the port number manually to 587
- Click Ok
![Gmail Outlook 2016 and 2013 Setup - Step 8](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201ea1_62e97008ee73dbd56a6471ff_8-768x480.png)
Step 9
- Click Next
- A window will open to test our settings and connection
- Once the tests are passed, click on close to close this window
- Click Next
![Gmail Outlook 2016 and 2013 Setup - Step 9](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e83_62e97008ee73dbaabf6471fe_9-768x480.png)
Step 10
- You will see a message now saying “You are all set!”.
- Click on Finish
![Gmail Outlook 2016 Setup - Step 10](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201e92_62e970add64cfba74429729d_10-768x480.png)
Step 11
- If you have followed so far, you will see all your google apps emails coming in your Microsoft Outlook 2016
- If you need any help, fill up the form below to contact us
![Gmail Outlook 2016 and 2013 Setup - Step 11](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645448411bfa7d4abff78cb0/64d567054b253706fc201ea4_62e97008c9a8cba44a8ac376_11-768x480.png)
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