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title: "Setting up Gmail in Outlook 2016 in Mac OSX"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10730800638/Setting%20up%20Gmail%20in%20Outlook%202016%20in%20Mac%20OSX"
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Students, staff, and faculty can set up their Gmail account in Outlook 2016 on Mac OSX.

> ⚠️ In order to configure Gmail in Outlook 2016 for Mac, you need to first [enable IMAP within your UConn Google account](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10730799683).

1. Navigate to **Tools **> **Accounts…**
2. Select **E-mail Account.**
3. Enter the following information:
  - **Your Account Information**
    - E-Mail Address: *firstname.lastname@uconn.edu*
    - Password: your Google password
  - **Server Information:**
    - User Name: *firstname.lastname@uconn.edu*
    - Type: **IMAP**
    - Incoming Server: **imap.gmail.com : **993
    - **Use SSL to Connect **(selected)
    - Outgoing Server: **smtp.gmail.com : **587
    - **Override default port **(selected)
    - **Use SSL to connect** (selected)  
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4. Verify that all of the information is correct.  Select **Add account.**
5. Select **More Options.**
6. Under Authentication, make sure that **Use Incoming Server Info **is selected. Select **Ok** to complete the setup.

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