Microsoft Windows uses Outlook as the default email client. The “Send To, Mail recipient” feature in Windows and the Microsoft Word mail merge to email feature will not work unless Outlook is setup to use your NMU G Suite gmail account via IMAP using the instructions referenced on this page or the instructions for. This is true even if you.
Adding a gmail account to Outlook using IMAP will give you access to your gmail messages and labels but not your Google calendar or contacts. Any messages sent will show up in your 'Sent' label associated with the gmail account and when your gmail account is accessed from browsers and other devices. Before you set up Outlook you need to assure IMAP access has been turned on in your gmail settings. You will need to allow less secure apps to use your account by changing a gmail setting 3. In addition, if you are using Google you may need to set up a unique Google app password that will be used with Outlook.
This is a unique password you will later need to enter into the Outlook settings. To set up Outlook go to the Windows start menu enter “Control Panel” in the search field and select “Control Panel” from the results. Click on “User Accounts”. Click on “Mail (32-bit)”. Click the “Show Profiles” button. Click the “Add” button.
Set Up Your Gmail Account to Use IMAP. To setup your Gmail account to use IMAP, sign in to your Gmail account and go to Mail. Click the Settings button in the upper, right corner of the window and select Settings from the drop-down menu. On the Settings screen, click Forwarding and POP/IMAP. Scroll down to the IMAP Access section and select Enable IMAP.
In the profile name field type “nmugsuite” and click “OK”. Click the “Manual setup or additional server types” button and click “Next”. Click the “POP or IMAP” option and click “Next”. Fill in fields as in the example below set the Account Type: “IMAP”, Incoming mail server: “imap.gmail.com”, Outgoing mail server (SMTP): “smtp.gmail.com”, User Name: “[email protected]”and Password: your NMU password or the App Password created earlier if using Google. Click the “More Settings” button. Click the “Outgoing Server” tab.
Check the “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” check box and “Use same settings as my incoming server” button. Click the “Advanced” tab and set “Use the following type of encrypted connection:” to “SSL”. The “Incoming server (IMAP):” should default to port “993”. Set the “Outgoing server (SMTP):” to port “587”.
Set the second “Use the following type of encrypted connection:” to “TLS”. Change the “Mail to keep offline:” cache slide control to “3 months” or “6 months”. This limits how much of your gmail content is kept offline on your computer’s hard drive.
Click “Next” and your access will be verified. Once verified click “Close” and “Finish”. Your IMAP account should be displayed in the “Account Settings” window.
Click “Close”. At the Mail window, change the pulldown menu choice for the “Always use this profile” field to “nmugusite”.
Click Apply and “OK”. Outlook is now set up to send and receive your NMU G Suite gmail either as the default email client or when using the Microsoft Word mail merge feature.
Step 1: Open your IMAP settings. Open Thunderbird. Click Tools Account Settings. Highlight your Gmail address. Step 2: Update the settings on each tab Server settings tab. Check 'Check for new messages at startup.'
. Check 'Check for new messages every 10 minutes.' . Next to 'When I delete a message,' select Just mark it as deleted. Uncheck 'Clean up ('Expunge') Inbox on Exit.' . Uncheck 'Empty Trash on Exit.'
Copies & Folders tab. In the 'When sending message, automatically' section, uncheck 'Place a copy in.' .
In the 'Drafts and Templates' section for 'Keep message drafts in,' select Other Your Gmail address Gmail Drafts. Junk Settings tab. Uncheck 'Enable adaptive junk mail controls for this account.' If you aren't using one of the email clients above to read Gmail messages using IMAP, try these tips.
Sending. Don't save sent messages on the server. Sent messages are automatically copied to the Gmail/Sent folder if your email client uses SMTP. Save draft messages on the server if you want your drafts to show when you open Gmail on the web. Deleting.
Don't save deleted messages on the server. You can find messages you delete from an IMAP folder in your 'All Mail' label in Gmail. Don't change your IMAP settings to save deleted messages in the Trash.
When you do this, any messages you delete from your email client will get permanently deleted from Gmail in 30 days. Junk mail & spam. Don't turn on your client's junk mail filters.
Gmail automatically sorts spam and malware before it reaches your client.