Prepare to Connect Your Gmail to Outlook
Before configuring Outlook to connect to Gmail, you must first enable IMAP on your Gmail account. If you have set up two-step verification for your Gmail account, you must also generate an app password in Gmail. You’ll use this specialized password instead of your Gmail account password whenever configuring Outlook’s settings.
How to Set Up Gmail in Outlook 2019, and 2016
Adding a Gmail account to Outlook is a quick and simple process:
How to Set Up Gmail in Outlook 2013 and 2010
The process for adding email accounts to Outlook 2013 and 2010 are similar to each other. The screenshots below are from Outlook 2013; screens in Outlook 2010 will vary slightly, but the layout and function are the same.
How to Add Gmail to Outlook 2007
To set up a Gmail account in Microsoft Outlook 2007:
Connect Gmail to Outlook With POP Instead of IMAP
As an alternative to IMAP, you can set up Outlook to use POP to connect to Gmail; however, POP doesn’t give you the same features available with IMAP. Instead, it simply downloads your new messages from your account into Outlook.
