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The process below allows Outlook to synchronize with Gmail, including all mail and labels.

Gmail For Outlook Mac Not Only

Set up as an IMAP account, Gmail in Outlook for Mac not only receives and sends mail; it also accesses all your old Gmail messages.

Gmail For Outlook Download Your Gmail

Then, youll set up Outlook for Mac to download your Gmail messages.

To enable IMAP in Gmail, sign in to your Gmail account, open Gmail, and follow these steps.

Go to the Forwarding and POPIMAP tab and select Enable IMAP.

After Gmail has been set up to enable IMAP, open Outlook for Mac and follow these steps.

On the Accounts screen, select the plus sign ( ) in the lower-left corner, and then New Account.

Select Open Microsoft Outlook in the popup window that appears.

Messages that have been assigned a label (or more than one) in Gmail on the web appear in folders in Outlook for Mac.

Likewise, if you copy a message in Outlook to a folder, it appears under the corresponding label in Gmail; if you move a message, it is removed from the corresponding label (or the inbox) in Gmail.

Under Junk E-mail, you have access to your Gmail Spam label; drafts, deleted, and sent messages are in the Outlook for Mac Drafts, Deleted Items, and Sent Items folders, respectively.