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Setting Up Gmail With Mac OS X Mail

  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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  1. Louise

    Dec. 22, 2006

    Thanks for this article! Very helpful!!

  2. J.G. Owen

    Feb. 21, 2007

    Thanks for the instructions! Worked great!

  3. Lizz

    Mar. 27, 2007

    Thanks so much!

  4. Maria

    Apr. 3, 2007

    Thank you so much! :) .

  5. Mark

    Apr. 11, 2007

    THANK YOU!

  6. Jeni

    Apr. 23, 2007

    Thanks, that helped a lot.

  7. Blaine

    Apr. 25, 2007

    Thank you so much :) .

  8. Evy

    May. 8, 2007

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

  9. Dr. Choice

    Jun. 5, 2007

    This was immensely helpful.

  10. Tyler Branson

    Jun. 22, 2007

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

  11. Efka

    Jul. 11, 2007

    Thanks.

  12. Lacie

    Aug. 17, 2007

    THANKS SOOOOO MUCH! I appreciate it a lot.

  13. Manya

    Aug. 23, 2007

    Very helpful, thanks.

  14. Venky

    Sep. 12, 2007

    Just awesome… Thank you very much.

  15. Avani

    Dec. 15, 2007

    Thanks a lot! :)

  16. Ethan

    Jan. 2, 2008

    Thanks so much! This is exactly what I needed!

  17. Max

    Jan. 4, 2008

    Very helpful. Thanks a lot!

  18. Mike

    Mar. 28, 2008

    Thanks, you just saved me a few hours!

  19. Kristie

    May. 16, 2008

    Awesome! Exactly what I needed.

  20. Taylor

    May. 21, 2008

    Thanks for everything.

  21. Nick

    Aug. 7, 2008

    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

    Aug. 14, 2008

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

  23. Doug

    Sep. 12, 2008

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

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