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Google Mail / Google Apps configuration for Outlook 2007 (IMAP)

Jul 27, 20109 mins read

Configuration Outlook 2007 for Clients using Gmail / Google Apps:

  1. Enable IMAP in Gmail / Google Apps (Don't forget to click 'Save Changes' when you're done)
  2. Open Outlook 2007
  3. For new setup, choose 'Do not Upgrade'
  4. Click 'Yes'
  5. In the display, enter: Your Name, Email Address (username@domainname.com), and Password.
  6. Check the box 'Manually configure server settings or additional server types'
  7. Select 'Internet E-mail'
  8. Settings for: Name, Full Email Address (username@domainname.com)
  9. In 'Account Type' choose 'IMAP'; enter the name for 'Incoming and Outgoing mail server' below
  10. In the 'User Name' field, enter your full Gmail / Google Apps address (username@domainname.com)
  11. After completing these settings, click 'Next' to proceed to the final settings
  12. In the 'Tools' menu, select 'Options' then 'Mail Setup'. Under 'Email Accounts', choose 'Email Accounts'
  13. Select the account 'Change' from the account details list. Then select 'More Settings', and choose the 'Advanced' tab
  14. For 'Incoming Server' type: 993, and use SSL encryption
  15. For 'Outgoing Server' you can type: 587, with TLS encryption
  16. Select the 'Outgoing Server' tab. Make sure 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication' is checked. Then 'Use same settings as my incoming mail server' should also be selected
  17. Click OK→ Next→ Finish→ Close→ OK.

(Source from: Gmail Help, http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77689 translated by Web Architect). If you want to get email services from Google with your company's domain name, please contact Web Architect or visit our website at www.webarq.com.