In the business world, people opt to use Microsoft Outlook as their primary email client for official emails. Since Outlook lets the users add IMAP or POP accounts, hence users hope to connect Outlook with Gmail for both personal and professional use at the same time. This method, in turn, saves a lot of time and money. This article will talk in detail on how to change the Gmail setting for Outlook to connect Outlook with Gmail.
Manual approach to change Gmail setting for Outlook to connect Outlook with Gmail
This approach requires you to enable the IMAP setting in Gmail and then manually set up the account using IMAP. The steps of doing so are as follows:
Log in to the Gmail account
Now, go to the top right corner and then click on the Settings button
After that, press the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab
Now, go to the section IMAP Access and then press the enable IMAP option
At last, click on the Save Changes button
Launch Microsoft Outlook
Go to the File menu and then click on the Add Account button
Now, press the Manual setup or additional server types and then click on the Next button
Now, choose POP or IMAP option and then press the Next button
In the Add account window, enter the information User information a. Your name b. Email address Server information c. Account type d. Incoming mail server- imap.gmail.com e. Outgoing mail server(SMTP)- smtp.gmail.com Logon information f. User Name g. Password
After this, click on the More Settings and then choose the Outgoing Server tab
Check “My outgoing server requires authentication” box and then select “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” and then click on the OK button
Now, press the Advanced tab and set the information as Incoming server for IMAP- 993 or 143 Incoming server encrypted connection- SSL/TLS Outgoing server(SMTP)- 465 or 587 Outgoing server encrypted connection- SSL/TLS
Click on the OK button to save the changes and then press the Next button on Add Account window
If the information is correct, then in the Test Account Settings, the status of the task will be shown completed and after that press Close button
In the last page, it will be shown that “You’re all set” and then click on the OK button
Automatic approach to change Gmail setting for Outlook to connect Outlook with Gmail
The automatic way to set up Gmail in Outlook is by using Aryson Gmail Backup Tool. The steps are as follows:p
Install and launch the Aryson Gmail Backup Software and login to the Google account.
Select any of the categories to back-ups like Emails, Contacts, Calendars, and My Drive.
Choose the saving format and provide the saving destination.
Select folders to import, Date range, and Naming Convention. If needed, then select the “Delete After Download” option.
Very soon, the saving process will get initiated.
After the completion of the saving process, click on the OK button and exit.
Use Aryson Gmail Backup Tool for Gmail Connect with Outlook during Email Migration
Aryson Gmail Backup Tool is the software that takes the backup of the Gmail account and then converts it to the required file format like HTML, EML, PST, PDF, MSG, MBOX, etc. It also exports the data to various email clients like Yahoo, Thunderbird, IMAP, etc. Some of the important features of Aryson Gmail Backup Tool are as follows:
Takes backup of Gmail mailbox with all components like emails, contacts, calendar, notes, etc.
Enables users to directly transfer emails from Gmail to Yahoo, Outlook, Thunderbird, and other Gmail account.
It offers Date Range Filter Feature that helps users to backup and export emails of Gmail according to date range, and free up space in Gmail.
Free Demo version allows users to backup up 50 emails of Gmail for free.
For this software use, the users have to need Gmail login credentials and App Password for Gmail.
Conclusion
Gmail itself provides a feature to launch the account on the different email clients. Thereby, we can also connect Outlook with Gmail using this method but the process is lengthy. Another simplest way is to use professional software that can easily let you migrate the data to Outlook. Aryson Gmail Backup Tool is the best among its competitors in providing the solution of connecting Gmail with Outlook.
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