How to Configure Outlook 2010 For Gmail and Google Apps Accounts

I had to use smtp.googlemail.com (possibly because they have my domain stuff there) but it then worked a treat. Thanks.

@SanJal yes, I have this same problem. How do you go about setting up Outlook2010 for apps paid users then?

You can now use Outlook 2010 with Google Apps:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Apps/thread?tid=5d8ef1be80f771fd&hl=en

Google Apps Sync versions 2.0.499.2346 (for 32-bit Outlook) and 2.0.500.23 (for 64-bit Outlook) are now available for all new downloads. Existing installs will be updated gradually over the next few weeks.

What’s New:
Support for Microsoft Outlook® 2010

Rich contact data available in the Global Address List

Enhanced support for custom From addresses

Hi all,

I just spent so much time trying to configure the above mentioned settings for Microsoft outlook 2010 to work with gmail. Finally!!!!!!!

Now this is what I figured out…..
when you open the “add new account” tab in Outlook as shown above, instead of keeping the pop3 setting, change that to imap. Continue on as shown about and click the “more settings tab” and in that dialog box follow just as shown above but under the advanced tab, you input the same numbers as shown above but have to change the outgoing server encryption type to TLS not SSL. The incoming server encryption HAS to stay as shown above. I tested this and all emails, incoming and outgoing, are working now.

Happy Holidays!!!

This article is written by a complete moron. Do not follow these instructions.

Besides, POP3 is antiquated compared to IMAP. You should be using IMAP with Gmail. What is this the 90′s?

Get real.

PD, the setting I found to work for me is for windows XP. What windows version are you currently running on your desktop or laptop? Maybe I can help you research other configurations that will work.

wendy – I am using Windows Vista 64-bit. I did figure out that part of my problem was installing Outlook 2010 32-bit. I do believe that was causing the root of all of my problems.

I did end up unstalling Outlook 32-bit and installed the 64-bit version, which helped, as I was able to get through the instructions as it seemed to set up perfectly. Now I am running into an IMAP error, that says something about the IMAP connection to the server is being closed.

If it’s not one thing, it’s another, right? Thanks for your help Wendy.

Once the e-mail works through Outlook, the next task is to get the Google Calendar to sync with Outlook 2010!

Wouah!!! Thank you so much Mouad. It didn’t work either without the domain name on the userfield with a google apps account. Then your comment made it work! Thanksssss!

I couldn’t get this to work using these settings initially. I then compared them with the settings for Outlook 2003, and found that the authentication type for the outgoing mail was different – it was TLS rather than SSL. When I changed SSL to TLS, it worked.