{"id":101342,"date":"2018-07-05T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T18:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=101342"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:20:25","slug":"how-to-set-up-your-gmail-account-in-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-set-up-your-gmail-account-in-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up your Gmail account in Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lots of us use <\/span><b>Outlook <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as a program to check our email. But did you know you can also use this software to read Gmail messages? It&#8217;s true! Today we\u2019ll show you <\/span><b>how to set up your Gmail in Outlook. <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Enable Gmail<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First of all, you must see if your Gmail account is enabled to send and receive email from other platforms. To do this, go to <\/span><b>\u201cSettings\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and click on the field <\/span><b>\u201cForwarding and<\/b> <b>POP \/ IMAP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d (depending on the version of Gmail you have, it can change names). Once inside, check three areas specifically: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cPOP Download\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is enabled. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>\u201cIMAP Access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d is enabled.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The size limit of folders has no limits . <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That done, let\u2019s hop over to Outlook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103177\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1153\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/gmail_set_up_hotmail_1-304x170.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Quick and easy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you have Outlook open, it&#8217;s as quick and easy as clicking on the icon of three lines at the top and going to the <\/span><b>\u201cInformation\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">section. Here, look for the first option that appears: <\/span><b>\u201cAdd account.\u201d&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you click on it, a pop-up window will appear where you can add your email address and password. After enabling everything in the previous step, the approval will take only a few minutes (and shouldn\u2019t give you any trouble).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations! 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