Adding a Gmail Account to Outlook
You can add a Gmail account to your existing Outlook program by following these steps:
Log into Gmail
In the top right corner of the page, click on the gear, then click "Settings"
From there, click on the link that says "Forwarding and POP/IMAP"
Gmail settings page displayIf IMAP is currently disabled for your account, click on the button next to "Enable IMAP"
You'll now have options that look like this:
Gmail IMAP settings page displayYou can change the settings to match how you want them, and then click "Save Changes" to finish.
Now go to your Outlook program.
There will be a button in there to add accounts, the image below is for Outlook 2013, for Windows 7, so your button may be somewhere else.
Outlook account information displayYou will get an option to add an account automatically or manually, choose Manually.
Outlook add accounts automatically page displayNow it will ask what kind of account to add. Select POP/IMAP
Outlook add accounts-service page displayNow it will give you some settings to fill in, add your information to this, and then click on "More Settings..."
Outlook add account-settings displayUnder the "Outgoing Server" tab, make sure to turn on authentication
Outlook more settings page displayUnder the "Advanced" tab, set the settings so they match what you see below:
Outlook more settings-advanced tab page displayClick "OK" after that.
Once your settings are correct, go ahead and click on "Next" to have the program test the connection.
It should give you a screen like this:
Outlook test account settings displayIf you get all checkmarks once it finishes, then you should be good to go.
If there are errors, verify you have the settings correct, and see what the error is that it is giving you.
If you still have issues after verifying the settings, send an email to support@remc1.net with the error you are getting, and we will try to help you.
External Links:
(Google Support) Read Gmail messages on other email clients using IMAP