Setting up Email with google apps using IMAP protocol on Microsoft Outlook 2010.

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To set up your Microsoft Outlook 2010:

1.Open Outlook.

2.Click info, then in account settings click add account.

3.Click on Email account.

In Your Name write: your Name or your company name whatever you want your recipients see when they receive an email from you.

In Email Address enter : your email address (i.e yourname@yourdomain.com).

Then in Password enter :your password & retype it in Retype Password.

4.Click right Manually configure server settings or additional server types box.

5.Click Next.

6. Click on IMAP or POP3

7.Click Next.

8.In The User Information enter:

In Your Name Write :your Name or your company name whatever you want your recipients see when they receive an email from you.

In E-mail Address enter : your email address (i.e userrname@yourdomain.com).

9.In The Server Information enter:

In Account Type : dropdown menu select IMAP.

In Incoming mail server enter : imap.gmail.com.

In Outgoing mail server (SMTP) enter : smtp.gmail.com.

10. In The logon Information enter:

In User Name enter : your email address (i.e userrname@yourdomain.com).

In Password enter :your password.

Check right in Remember Password box.

11.Then click More settings ,then click outgoing Server tab :

Choose My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.

Make sure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.

12.Then click Advanced tab:

Incoming server (IMAP) must be 993

In "use the following type of encrypted connection" choose SSL

Outgoing server(SMTP) can use 465

In "use the following type of encrypted connection" choose SSL

In Root folder path write: INBOX.

13. Click OK > Next > Finish > Close > OK.

14. After creating these settings, clicking OK takes you to the end of the setup.

Congratulations! You're done configuring your mail to send and receive messages.

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