To set up seamless access to all your Gmail mail and labels in Outlook 2007 (you can also access Gmail with Outlook 2002 or 2003):
- Make sure IMAP access is enabled in Gmail.
- Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu in Outlook.
- Go to the E-mail tab.
- Click New....
- Make sure Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP is selected.
- Click Next >.
- Type your name (what you want to appear in theFrom: line of messages you send) under Your Name:.
- Enter your full Gmail address under E-mail Address:.
- Make sure you include "@gmail.com". If your Gmail account name is "asdf.asdf", make sure you type "asdf.asdf@gmail.com" (not including the quotation marks), for example.
- Make sure Manually configure server settings or additional server types is checked.
- Click Next >.
- Make sure Internet E-mail is selected.
- Click Next >.
- Select IMAP under Account Type:.
- Type "imap.gmail.com" under Incoming mail server:.
- Enter "smtp.gmail.com" under Outgoing mail server (SMTP):.
- Type your Gmail account name under User Name:.
- If your Gmail address is "asdf.asdf@gmail.com", for example, type "asdf.asdf".
- Type your Gmail password under Password:.
- Click More Settings ....
- Go to the Outgoing Server tab.
- Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.
- Now go to the Advanced tab.
- Select SSL under Use the following type of encrypted connection: for both Incoming server (IMAP): and Outgoing server (SMTP):.
- Type "465" under Server Port Numbers for Outgoing server (SMTP):.
- Click OK.
- Now click Next >.
- Click Finish.
- Click Close.
