Outlook Connect For Mac

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  • Microsoft Outlook allows you to add other email accounts, such as Gmail, to your account so that you can use Outlook as your primary email client.
  • You can add your Gmail account to Outlook using both a PC and a Mac, but the process is slightly different between the two.

If you have a Gmail account, but prefer to use the Microsoft Outlook interface for your email communications, you're in luck.

Outlook allows you to add your Gmail account to your Outlook account so that you can access both simultaneously within Outlook.

Outlook for Mac provides a way on how to subscribe and unsubscribe to/from IMAP folders. Open Outlook application - Tools - IMAP folders. Select Kerio Connect IMAP account - select the necessary folders - click Subscribe. The selected folders are being shown under the Kerio IMAP account folder list. Exchange Web Services (EWS) is a protocol that allows accessing Exchange items such as calendars, contacts, and emails. This article guides you on how to configure Kerio Connect via Exchange Web Services on Outlook for Mac. Open Mac Outlook application and click Add Others.; Type your email address and click Continue.; Setting up the account on mail protocols. Expand your Outlook. We've developed a suite of premium Outlook features for people with advanced email and calendar needs. A Microsoft 365 subscription offers an ad-free interface, custom domains, enhanced security options, the full desktop version of Office, and 1 TB of cloud storage.

Here's how to connect your Gmail account to Outlook on either a PC or a Mac.

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How to add Gmail to Outlook on a PC

1. With your Outlook inbox open, click on the 'File' tab in the upper left corner of the screen.

© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Select 'File' in the upper left corner. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

2. Click on 'Add account.'

© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Select 'Add Account' in the upper left of the screen. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

3. Type the Gmail address you want to add to your Outlook account, then click 'Connect.'

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© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Type in your Gmail address and click 'Connect.' Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

It might take a few minutes to fully load.

© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Wait while Outlook loads your new account. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

4. The next steps involve signing into your Gmail account. Type in your Gmail address again and click 'Next.'

© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Type your Gmail address again and hit 'Next.' Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

5. Type in your password and click 'Sign in.'

Configure outlook for mac exchange© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Type your password to finish signing in. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

6. Click 'Allow.'

Connect outlook for mac to office 365© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Click 'Allow' to let Outlook access your Gmail account. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

7. If the process was completed successfully, you should see a window confirming that your account has been added. Click 'Done' to finalize the changes.

© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Your Gmail account has now been added and will appear on the left bar. Click 'Done.' Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

How to add Gmail to Outlook on a Mac

1. Open Outlook, click on 'Preferences,' then click on 'Accounts.'

2. Click on the plus sign icon ('+') and then click 'New Account.'

3. Type in your Gmail address and password as though you are signing into Gmail, and click 'Add Account' when you are finished.

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4. Click 'Continue,' then 'Sign in to Google.'

5. Click on your Gmail account, type in your password, and then click 'Next.'

6. Click 'Allow,' then 'Open Microsoft Outlook.'

7. Click 'Done' when you are finished and your Gmail emails should now appear in Outlook.

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