![]() ![]() Enter your Gmail details into Apple mail on your iMac, Mac Mini or Macbook. (If you already have a Google Gmail account you can skip this step but you will need to know. You can set up several apps (Apple Mail, iCal, iMessages, etc.) or just one. How to set up Apple mail to work with a Gmail account.(This is the original article from 2013) 1. Set Up Apple Mail, iCal, Contacts, iChat/iMessages Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP Select Enable. Now follow the steps below for setting up Apple Mail, iCal, Contacts, iChat/iMessages Click the gear icon in the upper-right and select Gmail settings at the top of any Gmail page. You have now succesfully pre-configured your Google Apps for Education account for use with Apple Mail.You need these server settings when you manually configure your email client app. Also select Auto-Expunge On and Do not limit the number of messages in an IMAP Folder depending on your preferences. Setting up Mail OS X (Lion) Click Accounts at the top of the new window. With these iCloud Mail server settings, you can set up your email client app to send and receive email with your iCloud Mail account. Manually Adding Gmail in the Apple Mail App (IMAP) Open the Mail application by clicking the Mail icon in the dock or searching for 'Mail' using spotlight search. Make sure that IMAP is enabled by selecting the Enable IMAP button.In the top-right corner of mail, click on the gear icon and select Settings.Log into your Gmail account at using your NetID and NetID Password Go to Mail>Preferences>Select appropriate account>Server Settings>Outgoing Mail Server>Select Edit SMTP Server List.Normally, after some time, the password will sync up and allow you to connect. It takes 10-15 minutes for the new password to take effect. Please note, if your NetID password is not immediately accepted while following the below steps, it may be because your password is not yet synchronized with Google's servers. Log in to SOLAR and click on the NetID Maintenance link to change your NetID password. Either turn it off or create a Gmail Application specific password for applications that connect via POP/IMAP. Note: If you have 2-step authentication set up on your Gmail account, you won't be able to setup Thunderbird with your mail. ![]()
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