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CONFIGURE MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2003 FOR GMAIL


  • PREREQUIREMENTS.

  • ENABLE POP IN GMAIL ACCOUNT

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  • Enable POP in your email account .

  • Open Outlook.

  • Click the Tools menu, and select E-mail Accounts...

  • Click Add a new e-mail account , and click Next .

  • Choose POP3 as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click Next .

  • 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 or username@your_domain.com ) Server Information
    Google Apps users, enter the server names provided, don't add your domain name in this step.
    Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.gmail.com
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com
    Login 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


  • Click More Settings... and then click the Outgoing Server tab.

  • Check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

  • Click the Advanced tab, and check the box next to This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) under Incoming Server (POP3). Enter 995 in the 'Incoming Server' box.

  • 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.

  • Click OK .

  • Click Test Account Settings... After receiving Congratulations! All tests completed successfully , click Close .

  • Click Next , and then click Finish .

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