How To Create An Outlook Account With Gmail

Microsoft Outlook allows you to add other email accounts, such as Gmail, to your account so that you can use Outlook as your primary email client.
You can add your Gmail account to Outlook using both a PC and a Mac, but the process is slightly different between the two.
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If you have a Gmail account, but prefer to use the Microsoft Outlook interface for your email communications, you're in luck.

Outlook allows you to add your Gmail account to your Outlook account so that you can access both simultaneously within Outlook.

Here's how to connect your Gmail account to Outlook on either a PC or a Mac.

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How to add Gmail to Outlook on a PC

1. With your Outlook inbox open, click on the "File" tab in the upper left corner of the screen.

2. Click on "Add account."

Select "Add Account" in the upper left of the screen.

3. Type the Gmail address you want to add to your Outlook account, then click "Connect."

Type in your Gmail address and click "Connect."

It might take a few minutes to fully load.

Wait while Outlook loads your new account.

4. The next steps involve signing into your Gmail account. Type in your Gmail address again and click "Next."

Type your Gmail address again and hit "Next."

5. Type in your password and click "Sign in."

Type your password to finish signing in.

6. Click "Allow."

Click "Allow" to let Outlook access your Gmail account.

7. If the process was completed successfully, you should see a window confirming that your account has been added. Click "Done" to finalize the changes.

Your Gmail account has now been added and will appear on the left bar. Click "Done."

How to add Gmail to Outlook on a Mac

1. Open Outlook, click on "Preferences," then click on "Accounts."

2. Click on the plus sign icon ("+") and then click "New Account."

3. Type in your Gmail address and password as though you are signing into Gmail, and click "Add Account" when you are finished.

4. Click "Continue," then "Sign in to Google."

5. Click on your Gmail account, type in your password, and then click "Next."

6. Click "Allow," then "Open Microsoft Outlook."

7. Click "Done" when you are finished and your Gmail emails should now appear in Outlook.

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