Create outlook account with gmail
If you use both of these email clients, it’s convenient to connect
TempMailEx Gmail to Outlook and manage your Gmail account from within Outlook. This is a surprisingly simple process, so setting up Gmail in Outlook shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. Continue reading to learn how to add
TempMailEx Gmail to Outlook for both Outlook.com and Outlook 2016.
Why Connect Gmail to Outlook?
If you’re currently managing your
T-Mail Gmail and Outlook accounts separately, you’re likely spending twice as much time as necessary looking at your emails and events in two different applications.
Being able to check all your emails in one place is much more convenient and allows you to get more work done quickly (learn more about how to manage multiple accounts from one place).
This is especially true for your appointment and meeting schedules, as having them stored on two different accounts can make things confusing. Integrating Google Calendar into Outlook gives you all of your events in one calendar and makes it easy to see when you’re really available.
Is Adding Gmail to Outlook Safe?
That depends on your authentication settings. Gmail considers all third-party email applications that don’t use OAuth 2.0 to be less secure, and it warns users about the possible consequences of using such applications to access Gmail.
OAuth 2.0 is an open standard for authentication, and it’s commonly used as a way for users to grant websites or applications access to their information stored on other websites but without disclosing the passwords.
According to Gmail, passwords are inherently risky, but not everyone thinks that. Besides, there’s nothing stopping you from using two-factor verification or using an application specific password to strengthen the security of your account.
That said, it’s possible that you won’t be able to add Gmail to Outlook unless you enable access for less secure apps in your Google security settings. “If an app or site doesn’t meet our security standards, Google might block anyone who’s trying to sign in to your account from it,” explains Google.
To enable access for less secure apps:
- Go to Google Account and log in with your email address and password.
- Click Security on the left.
- Scroll down until you see the “Less secure app access” section.
- Click the “Turn on access (not recommended)” option.
Keep in mind that Google will automatically turn this setting off if it’s not being used, so make sure to check if it’s still on if you start experiencing issues with Gmail access from Outlook.
You also need to keep your password safe and protect it from hackers and all other people who have no business knowing it. If your password is so long that you can’t remember it properly, we recommend you use a password manager instead of writing it on a piece of paper.
How to Add Gmail to Outlook Mail
If you’re trying to figure out how to set up your Gmail account in Outlook Mail, the process is slightly different from how to set up Gmail in Outlook 2016. That said, the first step is the same, simply requiring you to enable IMAP in Gmail. After that, just complete the following:
- Go to Settings and then View all Outlook settings → Sync email in Outlook.com.
- Under Connected accounts, select Gmail.
- On the Connect your Google account page, enter a name for your Gmail account that recipients will see when they receive an email from you.
- Select the Gmail account you want to use and enter your username and password for that account. If you've turned on two-step verification for your connected Gmail account, you will need to create an app password. Go to security page in your Gmail and then return to Outlook.com to enter that password on the Connect your Google account page.
- Select Allow.
