How to Access Gmail with Outlook 2007?

To set up seamless access to all your Gmail mail and labels in Outlook 2007

• Make sure IMAP access is enabled in Gmail

• Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu in Outlook.

• Go to the E-mail tab.

• Click New....

• Make sure Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP is selected.

• Click Next >.

• Type your name (what you want to appear in the From: line of messages you send) under Your Name:.

• Enter your full Gmail address under E-mail Address:.

• Make sure you include "@gmail.com". If your Gmail account name is "asdf.asdf", make sure you type "asdf.asdf@gmail.com" (not including the quotation marks), for example.

• Make sure Manually configure server settings or additional server types is checked.

• Click Next >

• Make sure Internet E-mail is selected.

• Click Next >.

• Select IMAP under Account Type:.

• Type "imap.gmail.com" under Incoming mail server:.

• Enter "smtp.gmail.com" under Outgoing mail server (SMTP):.

• Type your Gmail account name under User Name:.

• If your Gmail address is "asdf.asdf@gmail.com", for example, type "asdf.asdf".

• Type your Gmail password under Password:.

• Click More Settings ....

• Go to the Outgoing Server tab.

• Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.

• Now go to the Advanced tab.

• Select SSL under Use the following type of encrypted connection: for both Incoming server (IMAP): and Outgoing server (SMTP):.

• Type "465" under Server Port Numbers for Outgoing server (SMTP):.

• Click OK.

• Now click Next >.

• Click Finish.

• Click Close.

Make sure the To-Do Bar is visible in Outlook.

• Select View | To-Do Bar | Normal from the menu

• Make sure the to-do bar's task list is enabled.

• Select View | To-Do Bar | Task List from the menu if it is not.

• Click in the task area in the To-Do Bar to make sure it is selected.

• Select View | Arrange By | Custom... from the menu.

• Click Filter....

• Go to the Advanced tab.

• Click the Field drop-down menu under Define more criteria:.

• Select In Folder from All Mail fields.

• Enter "All Mail" (not including the quotation marks) under Value:.

• Click Add to List.

• Click OK.

• Click OK again.