Go to the Preferences, select General, and check the box, “Hide On My Computer folders.” The other options here are simply personal preferences, and I’ll let you play with them. If you’re only using IMAP accounts with Outlook, we can turn off the On My Computer mailboxes. Close - we’ll be changing a couple of settings to finish up. Unfortunately, Outlook takes some initiative and hides folders like All Mail, even if you’ve allowed it to sync on Gmail’s side. These folders are linked with what you already see in the sidebar. If you expand the folder, you’ll notice some redundancy with the previously mentioned mailboxes, but it’s nothing you have to worry about.

In the sidebar, you’ll notice INBOX, Drafts, Sent Mail, and Trash mailboxes, with and Spam sitting underneath. Currently, it should be at least version 14.3.4 as of this guide. Before you proceed, make sure Outlook is up to date by visiting About Outlook in the Outlook menu. Today, Gmail support is much better, although there are some interesting quirks which we can optionally iron out in the next section. There were also naming conflicts which have since been resolved. When this tutorial was first introduced in 2010, the frustrating issue with Outlook was that it didn’t intuitively map its folders with Gmail’s. I find the following settings as shown in the screenshot below work best for me. Make sure POP is disabled and IMAP is enabled. Next, click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab. From the drop down menu, click on Settings. Log into Gmail and click the settings button - look for the gear on the right. I hope you find this guide more more relevant and useful than it was before.īefore opening Outlook, we should double check some settings in Gmail so that you can properly sync your messages to the desktop. I’ve also removed the previous introduction - I’ll get straight to the point.

The second details how you can make Outlook feel more like Mail, and includes some of what was previously covered in the 2010 tutorial. The first shows you where to plug in your account information, and I’ll also walk you through some extra steps to remove a couple unnecessary folders. In this revised guide, you’ll now find two major sections. Most of the setup that was previously required is now automated. In 2010, Outlook poorly supported Gmail accounts, but today it’s a lot better.

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