Gmail users among you who think Outlook.com email deserves a fair run, then instead of starting out with an empty inbox, you can import your Gmail threads into Outlook.com
Connecting Gmail and Outlook.com
To make these two arch rivals play along nicely, we have to pop open the hood and get into Gmail settings first to tweak the POP3 settings. Step 1. Go to Gmail Settings. Select the Account Forwarding tab. Enable POP as show in the screen below. Step 2. Under POP Download, select one of the following options (as shown above):
Enable POP for all mail (even mail that’s already been downloaded). If you select this option, all old and new email will be downloaded to your cloud-based account.Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on. If you select this option, only new email will be downloaded to your cloud-based account (outlook.com in this case).You can also choose to keep a copy of your email in your Gmail account. Save the settings and exit Gmail.
Step 3. Open Outlook.com. Click the Gear icon on the upper right to open More Mail Settings. Step 4. Click on Sending/receiving email from other accounts and then select Add an Email account. Step 5. Enter your Gmail address and Google account password to connect Outlook.com and Gmail. Similarly, you can add up to five Gmail accounts. Note: If you have a Google Apps account, then you need to click the Advanced option and enter your full email address ([email protected]) in the fields – Email Address and POP3 user name. Incoming mail server as pop.gmail.com and the default port is 995. Give Outlook.com a try and tell us if you would be shifting anytime soon. On first impressions, which one do you prefer – Gmail or Outlook.com? The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech. However, it does not affect our editorial integrity. The content remains unbiased and authentic.
