Make sure less secure apps are allowed

  • Go to your gmail
  • At the top right click your profile icon
  • Then click manage your google account
  • Go to security 
  • Scroll down until you see Less secure app access
  • Turn it on


Search control panel at the bottom bar and click it

Change the view by in the top right to "Small icons"

Click Mail "(Microsoft Outlook 2013) (32-bit)"

Click E-mail Accounts

Click New

Click manual setup or additional server types

Click POP or IMAP

Enter your Full name and email address

Change Account Type to POP3 or IMAP depending on your google account

Type imap.gmail.com for Incoming mail server

Type smtp.gmail.com for Outgoing mail server

Enter your email address in User Name

Enter your email password

Click More Settings

Click Outgoing Server

Check the My outgoing server box

Make sure Use same settings as my incoming is selected

Click advanced

Enter the following info:

  • Incoming server (IMAP): 993
  • Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL
  • Outgoing server (SMTP): 465
  • Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL

Click ok

Then click next

After connecting remove any other account besides the one you just created