Outlook: Set up a Gmail account

Find out here how to set up your Gmail account in Outlook so that you can receive, send and manage your emails even without a browser.

Set up Gmail access in Outlook automatically (quick guide)

The easiest way to set up your Gmail account is to use the automatic configuration under Outlook. Read how this works in our quick guide or follow our step-by-step guide directly below.

1. Open Outlook, click "File" and then "Add Account".
2. Enter your Gmail address and click "Connect".
3. Sign in to the Google account.
4. Complete the setup.

1. Add account

First open the e-mail program, click on File at the top left and select the menu item Add account .

2. Enter your Gmail address

Enter your Gmail address in the following window. Click the Connect button.

3. Sign in to your Google account

You will then be asked to log in to your Google account by entering your username and password. Once you have done this, Outlook will try to connect to the Gmail server and retrieve all the necessary settings.

4. Complete setup

If this succeeds, click on Process completed - the Gmail account is already set up in Outlook.

Configure the IMAP server manually

If your Gmail account could not be configured automatically, Outlook displays a corresponding error dialog. You can now establish the connection manually.

1. First click on "Change Account Settings".
2. Enter the server "imap.gmail.com" and the port 993 under "Incoming E-Mail".
3. Enter "smtp.gmail.com" in the field "Outgoing E-Mail" and the port 465.
4. Select the SSL / TLS encryption method in each case.
5. Make the connection.
6. You may now be asked to log in to your Google account again. Do this to complete the configuration.

Enable Gmail - IMAP

In order for Gmail to work properly in Outlook, you should make sure that IMAP is activated for your Google account.

1. To do this, first open your Gmail inbox via the browser as usual. Now click on the gear icon at the top right to access the settings.
2. On the new page, click on the "Forwarding & POP / IMAP" tab and mark the "Activate IMAP" option, which is located approximately in the middle.
3. Finally confirm with "Save changes".

In the next practical tip, we will tell you how you can change your Gmail address.