How to use Windows Mail with Gmail in Windows Vista

By Drew Mathers | September 30, 2015

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Open Windows Mail

1. Open Windows Mail

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Click: Tools

2. Click: Tools

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Click: Accounts

3. Click: Accounts

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Click: Add

4. Click: Add

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Select: Email Account

5. Select: Email Account

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Click: Next

6. Click: Next

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Enter your name as you wanted it displayed in email.

7. Enter your name as you wanted it displayed in email.

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Click: Next

8. Click: Next

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Enter your Gmail address.

9. Enter your Gmail address.

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Click: Next

10. Click: Next

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Click: POP3

11. Click: POP3

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Click: IMAP

12. Click: IMAP

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Set incoming server to: imap.gmail.com

13. Set incoming server to: imap.gmail.com

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Set outgoing server to: smtp.gmail.com

14. Set outgoing server to: smtp.gmail.com

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Check: Outgoing server requires authentication

15. Check: Outgoing server requires authentication

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Click: Next

16. Click: Next

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Enter your Gmail address your E-mail username.

17. Enter your Gmail address your E-mail username.

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Enter your Gmail password.

18. Enter your Gmail password.

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Click: Next

19. Click: Next

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Check: Do not download my e-mail and folders at this time

20. Check: Do not download my e-mail and folders at this time

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Click: Finish

21. Click: Finish

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Select the account you just created.

22. Select the account you just created.

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Click: Properties

23. Click: Properties

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Click: Advanced

24. Click: Advanced

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Check: This server requires a secure connection (SSL) (under: Outgoing mail (SMTP))

25. Check: This server requires a secure connection (SSL) (under: Outgoing mail (SMTP))

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Set Outgoing mail (SMTP) to: 587

26. Set Outgoing mail (SMTP) to: 587

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Check: This server requires a secure connection (SSL) (under: Incoming mail (IMAP))

27. Check: This server requires a secure connection (SSL) (under: Incoming mail (IMAP))

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Set Incoming mail (IMAP) to: 993

28. Set Incoming mail (IMAP) to: 993

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Click: OK

29. Click: OK

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Click: Close

30. Click: Close

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Click: Yes

31. Click: Yes

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Wait for folders to download.

32. Wait for folders to download.

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Click: OK

33. Click: OK

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Uncheck: All messages (opposite the [Gmail] folder)

34. Uncheck: All messages (opposite the [Gmail] folder)

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Click: Inbox (under imap.gmail.com)

35. Click: Inbox (under imap.gmail.com)

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Reference: Getting Started with IMAP and POP3 – Gmail Help

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