How to have gmail through windows live mail
To access your Gmail account through Windows Live Mail, you'll need to set up a POP3 or IMAP account. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you do so:
Method 1: POP3
- Open Windows Live Mail and go to File > Add account.
- Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next.
- Choose POP as the account type and click Next.
- Enter the following settings:
- Account name: Your Gmail address (e.g., [yourname]@gmail.com)
- Email address: Your Gmail address (e.g., [yourname]@gmail.com)
- POP3 server: pop.gmail.com
- Port: 995
- Username: Your Gmail address (e.g., [yourname]@gmail.com)
- Password: Your Gmail password
- Click Next and then Finish.
Method 2: IMAP
- Open Windows Live Mail and go to File > Add account.
- Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next.
- Choose IMAP as the account type and click Next.
- Enter the following settings:
- Account name: Your Gmail address (e.g., [yourname]@gmail.com)
- Email address: Your Gmail address (e.g., [yourname]@gmail.com)
- IMAP server: imap.gmail.com
- Port: 993
- Username: Your Gmail address (e.g., [yourname]@gmail.com)
- Password: Your Gmail password
- Click Next and then Finish.
Additional settings
To ensure that your emails are synced correctly, you may need to make some additional settings:
- In Windows Live Mail, go to Tools > Accounts > [Your Gmail account] > More settings.
- In the More settings window, click on the Advanced tab.
- Under Server settings, make sure that Leave a copy of messages on the server is unchecked.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Note: To use IMAP, you need to enable IMAP in your Gmail settings. To do this, follow these steps:
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner and select Settings.
- Scroll down to the Forwarding and POP/IMAP section.
- Select the Enable IMAP checkbox.
- Click Save Changes.
By following these steps, you should be able to access your Gmail account through Windows Live Mail using either POP3 or IMAP.