How to Set Up Apple Mail With Gmail
If you use Gmail as your default email account, or wish to add your Gmail account to a new mail application, you can do so with the Apple Mail application. As a default application on Macintosh computers, Apple Mail allows you to add multiple POP or IMAP email accounts to the application as well as send and receive mail from each account. The Apple Mail application contacts a mail setup assistant tool, which simplifies adding an email account through automatic account setup, according to Edward C. Baig, author of "Macs For Dummies."
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Instructions
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Open your Internet browser, and log in to your Gmail account. Click the "Settings" hyperlink in the upper-right corner of the browser window, and click "Forwarding and POP" under the Mail Settings header.
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Click the circle next to "Enable POP for all mail" and select "keep Gmail's copy in the inbox" on the drop-down menu of the POP Download section. Click the "Save Changes" button, and exit out of Gmail.
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Open the Mail application on your Macintosh computer by clicking the Mail button on the Dock of your Macintosh screen. The Mail icon is a stamp on your Dock, according to Baig.
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Select "Mail" at the top of the menu on the desktop screen, and select "Preferences" on the pull-down menu.
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Click the Accounts tab, and click the "+" button found at the bottom of the Accounts window to set up a new email account.
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Enter your name in the "Full Name" field, and enter your Gmail address in the "Email Address" field. Enter the Gmail account's password in the "Password" field, and click the "Create" button. The application will search the Google Gmail IMAP server to verify your account information, and will display your Gmail account if it is found.
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Click the "Gmail" tab in the Accounts sidebar, and click the "Mailbox Behaviors" tab to edit the mailbox preferences.
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Click the red button in the upper-left corner of the Accounts window to exit the Mail preferences once the application has successfully been added your Gmail account.
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