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If you don’t wish to use all of the features-for example, you’d rather not sync your Gmail calendars and reminders with your Mac’s Calendar and Reminders applications (and I’ll talk about why you might not want to do this when I discuss those specific applications in a later column)-simply uncheck the ones you’d prefer to do without.

You’ll know that its efforts have been successful if a sheet appears that lets you choose which of Gmail’s features to use. Adding a Gmail accountĪs long as your Mac is connected to the Internet, it will create the correct settings so that you can use Gmail’s mail, calendars, reminders, messages, and notes features. Then, just enter your Gmail address (in the form enter your password, and click Set Up. In all likelihood the Name field will be filled in already if it isn’t, do so. A sheet pops down with Name, Email Address, and Password fields. Click the Gmail item in the Mail, Contacts & Calendars list. You have successfully setup your IMAP/POP Account in Mac Mail.Now that you have an account, let’s set it up.

Click Save at the bottom of the settings, and check that you can both Send and Receive emails without issue.

Confirm both Authentication options are set to Password.

Enter the Incoming Port as 993 (for IMAP) or 995 (for POP3).

Ensure both Use TLS/SSL checkboxes are ticked.

Untick the Automatically manage connection settings checkboxes for both the Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server sections.

Check over your settings to confirm the follow the below recommendations.

To confirm your account settings are correctly set up, click Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Select your new Email account > Server Settings.

Choose the selections applicable to you, then select Done:

You will then be prompted to setup Apple Notes and Apple Mail.

Once these details have been entered, select Sign In:

You will then be prompted to enter in some extra information including a Username (the account’s full email address), Account Type (IMAP is preferable), Incoming Mail Server (generally your Domain Name) and the Outgoing Mail Server.ĭetails on your Incoming and Outgoing settings can be found in the following support article:.

Enter your Name, Email Address and Password and then select Sign In:.

Select Other Mail Account and then select Continue:.

If you are not shown the prompt in Step 4, click on Mail > Preferences > Accounts, and click the Plus (+) symbol. If this is the first time running Mail, or you do not have any other accounts set up in Mail, you will be prompted to add an account per Step 4.Search for Mail in Spotlight Search, located in the top-right of the screen.This applies to Macs running macOS Mojave, Catalina and Big Surr – older versions of macOS are no longer supported. This article will detail the process of setting up an IMAP/POP Email Account in Mac Mail.