Learn How to Import Gmail Messages into Outlook
Date 29/12/2012
You can easily import your Gmail email messages into Outlook.com (or Hotmail) using the POP3 protocol. It can import all your existing messages or you can even set it to import messages that arrive in Gmail after you have enabled POP.
You can easily import your Gmail email messages into Outlook.com (or Hotmail) using the POP3 protocol. It can import all your existing messages or you can even set it to import messages that arrive in Gmail after you have enabled POP.
Once Outlook has fetched your emails, you can either configure Gmail to
delete messages that have been processed or they can continue to remain
in your Gmail mailbox. The latter option is inconvenient as you will be
left with two copies of the same email message and that may
unnecessarily fill up your Google storage space.
Connect Outlook with Gmail
Step 1: Open your Gmail Settings and under the Account Forwarding tab, Enable POP. Save the settings and open Outlook.com.
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| You need to enabled POP3 inside your Gmails setting for Outlook to fetch your emails. |
Step 2: While you are in Outlook, click the Setting icon in the upper
right corner and choose More Mail Settings.Then under Managing Your account Choose Your
email account from other accounts” and then choose “Add a send and receive account”.
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| Add your Gmail account to import your existing Gmail messages into Outlook (or Hotmail) |
Step 3: If you are using a regular Gmail account, you can simple enter
your Gmail address and Google account password to connect Hotmail and
Gmail.
One more thing. If you have enabled two-step verification in your Google
Account, you need to create an application specific password and enter
that in your Hotmail settings (and not your regular Google Account
password).You can repeat the steps to add up to four different Gmail (or any other POP3) accounts to your Outlook.com account.
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