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Email Setup for Gmail accounts
To create a Gmail account or check your Gmail online, Click
here.
Rather use an email client like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Windows Mail?
Gmail has lots of help for setting up your email client. Click
here for their help pages, or keep reading.
Thunderbird - click
here for picture version or:
Incoming Mail |
| POP Server: |
pop.gmail.com |
| POP Port: |
995 |
| Secure Connection: |
SSL |
Outgoing Mail |
| SMTP Server: |
smtp.gmail.com |
| SMTP Port: |
465 |
| Secure Connection: |
SSL |
Outlook 2003- click
here for picture version
Outlook Express- click
here for picture version
Windows Mail- click
here for picture version or:
Select Tools - Accounts - Mail
- Add - Mail.
Enter your name. Click Next.
Enter your full Gmail address. Click Next.
Enter pop.gmail.com for Incoming Mail Server.
Enter smtp.gmail.com for Outgoing Mail Server.
Click Next.
Enter your email address for Account Name.
Enter your password. Click Next. Click Finish.
Click Set As Default.
Click Properties - Advanced.
Enter 465 in the Outgoing mail (SMTP): field.
Check This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
Under Incoming mail (POP3), check This server
requires a secure connection (SSL). The port should change to
995.
...Optional:
Select Tools - Options - General.
Change Check for new messages to every 1 minute.
Troubleshooting
Some versions of Outlook don't work well with Gmail. Updating Microsoft
Office may solve the problem. Visit http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/default.aspx,
and click Check for Updates.
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