Oct 18, 2018 - Setting Up Gmail in OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion. Launch System Preferences by clicking on its Dock icon or by selecting System Preferences from the Apple menu. Select the Mail, Contacts & Calendars preference pane. Select Gmail. Enter your Gmail email address and password and then click Set Up. Although most Mac users are familiar with Mail.app, I think it is not the best way to use Gmail on the Mac. Most of Gmail’s features work best if you are using the web interface for Gmail, so I would encourage you to consider using that.

Step 1: Open your IMAP settings • Open Thunderbird. • Click Tools Account Settings. • Highlight your Gmail address. Step 2: Update the settings on each tab Server settings tab • Check 'Check for new messages at startup.' • Check 'Check for new messages every 10 minutes.'

• Next to 'When I delete a message,' select Just mark it as deleted. • Uncheck 'Clean up ('Expunge') Inbox on Exit.' • Uncheck 'Empty Trash on Exit.' Copies & Folders tab • In the 'When sending message, automatically' section, uncheck 'Place a copy in.' • In the 'Drafts and Templates' section for 'Keep message drafts in,' select Other Your Gmail address [Gmail] Drafts. Junk Settings tab • Uncheck 'Enable adaptive junk mail controls for this account.' If you aren't using one of the email clients above to read Gmail messages using IMAP, try these tips.

Sending • Don't save sent messages on the server. Sent messages are automatically copied to the Gmail/Sent folder if your email client uses SMTP. • Save draft messages on the server if you want your drafts to show when you open Gmail on the web. Deleting • Don't save deleted messages on the server. You can find messages you delete from an IMAP folder in your 'All Mail' label in Gmail. • Don't change your IMAP settings to save deleted messages in the Trash. When you do this, any messages you delete from your email client will get permanently deleted from Gmail in 30 days.

Junk mail & spam • Don't turn on your client's junk mail filters. Gmail automatically sorts spam and malware before it reaches your client.

If you use an email provider like iCloud, Google, or Yahoo, Mail can automatically set up your email account with just your email address and password. Here's how: • Go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts, then tap Add Account.

• Tap your email provider. • Enter your email address and password. Zune software for mac apple.

• Tap Next and wait for Mail to verify your account. • Choose information from your email account, like Contacts or Calendars, that you want to see on your device. If you don't see your email provider, tap.

If you need to set up your email account manually, make sure that you know the email settings for your account. If you don’t know them, you can.

Then follow these steps: • Go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts, then tap Add Account. • Tap Other, then tap Add Mail Account. • Enter your name, email address, password, and a description for your account. Mail will try to find the email settings and finish your account setup. If Mail finds your email settings, tap Done to complete your account setup.

If Mail can't find your email settings, then you need to enter them manually. Tap Next, then follow these steps: • Choose IMAP or POP for your new account. If you aren’t sure which one to choose, contact your email provider. • Enter the information for Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server. Then tap Next. If you don't have this information, try to.

• If your email settings are correct, tap Save to finish. Upcoming games for mac 2016. If the email settings are incorrect, you'll be asked to edit them.