Outlook 2015 gmail setting
To set up Outlook 2015 to connect to Gmail, follow these steps:
Step 1: Add a new account
- Open Outlook 2015 and click on the "File" tab.
- Click on "Add Account" and then select "Manual setup or additional server types".
- Click "Next" and then select "Internet Email" from the list of options.
Step 2: Enter your Gmail account information
- In the "User Information" section, enter your name and email address.
- In the "Server Information" section, enter the following settings:
- "Incoming mail server" (IMAP): imap.gmail.com
- "Outgoing mail server" (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com
- "User Name": your Gmail address (e.g. [your_email_address]@gmail.com)
- "Password": your Gmail password
- Click "More Settings" and then click on the "Outgoing Server" tab.
- Check the box next to "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication".
- Click "OK" to close the "More Settings" window.
Step 3: Set up the account
- Click "Next" to continue the setup process.
- Outlook will attempt to connect to your Gmail account. If everything is set up correctly, you should see a success message.
- Click "Finish" to complete the setup process.
Step 4: Configure the account settings
- Click on the "File" tab and then click on "Account Settings".
- Select your Gmail account from the list of accounts and click "Change".
- In the "Change Account" window, click on the "More Settings" button.
- In the "More Settings" window, click on the "Advanced" tab.
- In the "Advanced" tab, you can configure additional settings such as the port numbers and encryption settings.
- Click "OK" to close the "More Settings" window.
Step 5: Test the account
- Click on the "Send/Receive" button to test the connection to your Gmail account.
- If everything is set up correctly, you should be able to send and receive emails using your Gmail account in Outlook 2015.
Note: If you're using two-factor authentication (2FA) with your Gmail account, you may need to generate an App Password and use that instead of your regular password.