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Keeping up-to-date contacts wherever you are is easy if you set up the Contacts app in macOS Catalina (10.15) and later to mirror your Gmail contacts. If you change, add, or delete any of your Gmail contacts, that information syncs seamlessly with the Contacts app on your Mac. However, updating contacts becomes significantly more difficult when a user works in two different technical ecosystems. Each provider has its own tools and methods for managing contacts, and having to copy information from one application to another can be frustrating. Mac users who rely on Google services can sync their Google and Gmail contacts with the Mac address book to improve continuity between their contacts. For example, on completion, if the user updates a contact in their Gmail contacts, it will also be updated in their Mac contacts. The process is quite simple. For starters, you should back up your existing contacts, just in case. How to Backup your contacts ? To start the backup process, open th

The most popular email product in the world is Gmail. You can use software through a browser or through the native Mail app on a Mac. Another option is to bring the look and feel of web-based Gmail to the desktop through a third-party app solution. This article will show you how to use Gmail on Mac by syncing Gmail with Apple Mail app. This information applies only to Macs running macOS Big Sur (11) through Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10). How Can We Use Gmail on a Mac ? Like other email clients, this mail app on macOS lets you add email accounts from your favorite email provider so you can easily send and receive emails. This means that you can access your Gmail account through mail. You can access your account online using IMAP/POP if you use Gmail on Mac, although Apple recommends using IMAP. How to Access Gmail on Mac? Here’s how to access Gmail configured with IMAP on a Mac by adding your account to the Mail app. In your Mac, open the Mail and in the Mail menu, click Ad

Here in this article you will know how to configure Gmail’s POP settings to receive emails from Outlook or any email client. What’s the POP Server for Gmail? Gmail is an email service that based on internet, runs on the IMAP system. This also offers POP mail server access. Both servers (IMAP & POP) handle email messages in slightly different ways. It depend on users what server they want to use. It may depend on mail program on their computer or mobile device they use or what type of access they need. POP email protocol downloads all emails from the mail server & then deletes all the downloaded messages from the server. Why Should We Use POP for Gmail ? These are the following benefits when you use POP: Internet connection not needed. Save on storage space. Consolidate multiple accounts. How to Configure Gmail’s POP Setting ? Configure the Gmail POP server settings on the client if you want to view your Gmail messages in an email client like Microsoft Outloo

Gmail SMTP server allows you to send emails from your Gmail account using other email clients like Outlook or Thunderbird, the program needs to understand how to communicate with Gmail email servers. This is done by the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server settings. The settings are not different, this is the same for all the email providers you use with Gmail. In this article, steps will work regardless of the operating system you’re using, assuming you’re only trying to use a Gmail account. What is the Default SMTP Setting For Gmail ? A screen will ask for your Gmail SMTP information when you set up an email account to sync with your Gmail account. You have to use this configuration: server address - smtp.gmail.com Name - Your full name Username -  Your Gmail address (for ex, example@gmail.com) Password -  Your Gmail password Port (TLS) -  587 Port (SSL) -  465 Requires TLS/SSL -  Yes Requires authentication / Use authentication - Yes Requires secure connection / Use secure

Set up your Gmail account in another email client to have all your emails in one place if you want to receive Gmail through a separate email client. You must provide IMAP settings so that the email client knows how to retrieve your Gmail messages. What is Gmail IMAP? An Internet protocol called IMAP allows email clients to communicate with an email service like Gmail. The old protocol called POP3 and now IMAP is a replacement for this protocol (POP3). IMAP has many advantages, e.g. the ability to keep email status in sync, access multiple mailboxes on a server, and enable server-side content searching. You can read your Gmail on different devices and messages and folders are synced in real time. Important note: IMAP access must be enabled in Gmail online for Gmail IMAP settings to work in your email client. How Can I Enable IMAP in Gmail? Enable IMAP in Gmail to access Gmail account using IMAP protocol in email program or mobile device. In a web browser, open Gmail. Selec

If you have selected the Microsoft Outlook program from the start menu but Outlook does not open, this is the right solution depending on your experience and the version of Microsoft Outlook you are using. What's the Reason You Can't Start Outlook? Various issues can cause Outlook to open incorrectly or not at all. Some common culprits are: Problematic plugins or extensions. Corrupt files. A corrupt profile. Problems with the navigation panel. There are other issues that can also contribute to this. Maybe you've added a new program to your computer that doesn't work with Outlook, for example, or your system has a virus. Regardless of the specific cause, there are several key solutions you can try to help.  How to Fix Outlook Not Opening On Windows  If you're using Outlook on a Windows computer and Outlook won't open, try these troubleshooting steps here, ranging from the simplest to the most complicated. Note : If you're using cloud-based Microsoft 365 on a

Archiving old emails that you don't want to delete is a great way to keep the size of your Outlook mailbox manageable. Just as there are a few different ways to archive emails in Outlook, there are several ways to find those messages when you need them. Learn how to access archived emails in Outlook using the method that matches their original storage. Note : The instructions in this article apply to Outlook for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, and Outlook 2010. How Will You Find the Archive Folder If you have a Microsoft 365, Exchange, Exchange Online, or Outlook.com account, your archive folder already exists, even if you've never used it before. It is in your Outlook folder list. Open the Outlook. Choose the View tab. Select Folder Panel in the "Layout" section and then " Normal " from the dropdown list. The Archive folder should now appear in the folder list. Click the folder to find that archived  message you need. Archive Fo

Maybe you're changing jobs, or have decided to stop using a particular email account, or just want a copy of all your emails, just in case. Whatever your reasons, it's not a bad idea to back up and export your Gmail and other Google accounts using Google's Takeout feature. In fact, you can set your accounts to be backed up regularly, which is generally a good practice. Note : If you're backing up a company account, your company may have disabled Takeout.  Before trying third-party apps, you should check your company's policies because these apps claim that they can back up your Gmail. How to Download your Gmail Go to myaccount.google.com Under Privacy and personalization, click Manage your data and personalization . Scroll down to "Download or delete your data". Click " Download your data ". This will take you to the Google Takeout page. If you only want to download your Gmail, first click Uncheck all at the top of the page. Under "Choose da