Setting Up Gmail With Mac OS X Mail

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  1. Open Mail from either your dock or your Applications folder.
  2. Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account. To ensure it is on, login to your Gmail account online.
    1. Go to Settings (top right corner of page).
    2. Go to the Forwarding and POP section.
    3. Click on Enable POP for all mail.
    4. Click on Save Changes.
  3. Now, Go back to Mac OS X Mail and go to File > Add Account.
  4. The General Information window should appear.
  5. Make sure POP is selected under Account Type.
  6. Type “Gmail” under Account Description.
  7. Enter your name under Full Name.
  8. Type your username@gmail.com under Email Address.
  9. Click Continue.
  10. Enter “pop.gmail.com” under Incoming Mail Server.
  11. Type your username@gmail.com under User Name.
  12. Put your Gmail password in the Password field.
  13. Click Continue.
  14. Make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked.
  15. Select Password under Authentication.
  16. Click Continue.
  17. Type “smtp.gmail.com” under Outgoing Mail Server.
  18. Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
  19. Enter your username@gmail.com under User Name.
  20. Put your Gmail password in the Password field.
  21. Click Continue.
  22. Now click Done.
  23. You have now successfully setup your Gmail account with Mac OS X Mail!

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23 Responses to “Setting Up Gmail With Mac OS X Mail”

  1. Louise Says:

    December 22nd, 2006 at 6:14 pm

    Thanks for this article! Very helpful!!

  2. J.G. Owen Says:

    February 21st, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    Thanks for the instructions! Worked great!

  3. Lizz Says:

    March 27th, 2007 at 5:42 pm

    Thanks so much!

  4. Maria Says:

    April 3rd, 2007 at 9:28 am

    Thank you so much! :) .

  5. Mark Says:

    April 11th, 2007 at 9:14 am

    THANK YOU!

  6. Jeni Says:

    April 23rd, 2007 at 7:19 pm

    Thanks, that helped a lot.

  7. Blaine Says:

    April 25th, 2007 at 5:53 pm

    Thank you so much :) .

  8. Evy Says:

    May 8th, 2007 at 12:51 pm

    EXCELLENT! It was such a simple missing step. Thanks for the hot tips.

  9. Dr. Choice Says:

    June 5th, 2007 at 1:03 am

    This was immensely helpful.

  10. Tyler Branson Says:

    June 22nd, 2007 at 5:40 pm

    Thanks so much! This was so helpful and easy to follow.

  11. Efka Says:

    July 11th, 2007 at 5:05 am

    Thanks.

  12. Lacie Says:

    August 17th, 2007 at 3:56 pm

    THANKS SOOOOO MUCH! I appreciate it a lot.

  13. Manya Says:

    August 23rd, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Very helpful, thanks.

  14. Venky Says:

    September 12th, 2007 at 6:02 pm

    Just awesome… Thank you very much.

  15. Avani Says:

    December 15th, 2007 at 9:35 am

    Thanks a lot! :)

  16. Ethan Says:

    January 2nd, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    Thanks so much! This is exactly what I needed!

  17. Max Says:

    January 4th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    Very helpful. Thanks a lot!

  18. Mike Says:

    March 28th, 2008 at 8:40 am

    Thanks, you just saved me a few hours!

  19. Kristie Says:

    May 16th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    Awesome! Exactly what I needed.

  20. Taylor Says:

    May 21st, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    Thanks for everything.

  21. Nick Says:

    August 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    Just so the publisher of this article knows, I am extremely experienced in enabling Gmail onto a Mac email account because I have gone through this painstaking process numerous times, and of all the articles and instructions I have found online, this is by far superior to any of the other articles.

    Job well done.

  22. Mike Says:

    August 14th, 2008 at 11:06 am

    Absolutely the best, most clear instructions I’ve ever seen.

  23. Doug Says:

    September 12th, 2008 at 3:05 am

    Only site that could get me through it. Thanks a lot.

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