

On the next screen, select Enable IMAP option and click on Save Changes. On the Settings screen, click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.ģ. Login to your Gmail Account > click on the Gear icon (top-right corner) and click on Settings.Ģ.

In comparison, POP (Post Office Protocol) retrieves Messages from Mail Server to your computer and this results in duplication of Messages, when you access them from multiple devices.ġ. The advantage of IMAP is that it transfers Messages at server level (Google to Microsoft), which makes it easy to access emails on multiple devices. In this case, we will be making use of IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), in order to Allow Outlook to access your Gmail Account.
