How to use Microsoft Outlook with GMail By Drew Mathers | August 7, 2015 Notes: Microsoft Office must be installed on your computer. These instructions use the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. There will be slight differences if you use a different browser. 1 1. Open the web browser of your choice. 2 2. Open: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync 3 3. Click: [Download Google Apps Sync] 4 4. If the browser blocks the download, click: click here 5 3. Click: [Save] 6 6. Click: [Run] 7 7. Wait for the program to install. 8 8. Enter your Gmail address and click [Continue] 9 9. Enter your Gmail password. 10 10. Click: [Sign In] 11 11. Scroll to the bottom of the page. 12 12. Click: [Accept] 13 13. Click the Google Sync icon on the Windows task bar. 14 14. Click: [Create Profile] 15 15. Click: [Start Microsoft Outlook] 16 16. Click the Microsoft Outlook icon on the task bar. 17 17. Click: [Options >>] 18 18. Check: [x] Set as default profile 19 19. Click: [OK] 20 20. Close the Synchronization Status dialog box. Posted in Google Apps
![Click: [Download Google Apps Sync]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-03.png "Click: [Download Google Apps Sync]")
![Click: [Save]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-05.png "Click: [Save]")
![Click: [Run]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-06.png "Click: [Run]")
![Enter your Gmail address and click [Continue]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-08.png "Enter your Gmail address and click [Continue]")
![Click: [Sign In]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-10.png "Click: [Sign In]")
![Click: [Accept]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-12.png "Click: [Accept]")
![Click: [Create Profile]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-14.png "Click: [Create Profile]")
![Click: [Start Microsoft Outlook]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-15.png "Click: [Start Microsoft Outlook]")
![Click: [Options >>]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-17.png "Click: [Options >>]")
![Check: [x] Set as default profile](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-18.png "Check: [x] Set as default profile")
![Click: [OK]](http://almost-painless.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-use-microsoft-outlook-with-gmail-19.png "Click: [OK]")
