On your computer, open Gmail. In the top right, click Settings See all settings. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab. In the 'IMAP access' section, select Enable IMAP. Click Save Changes.
Mail User Guide
You can change preferences for the SMTP mail server you use to send messages, as directed by the provider of your email accounts.
Gmail Mail On Mac
To change these preferences in the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail > Preferences, click Accounts, click Server Settings, click the outgoing Account pop-up menu, then choose Edit SMTP Server List.
Gmail Server Settings Mac Mail App Cannot Set Up Account
Option | Description |
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Server list | The servers available to you and the accounts that are using them. |
Add , Remove | Add or remove a server. Don’t remove a server that’s in use by an account unless you’re ready to select or add another one immediately. |
Mac Mail Account Settings
Server Settings
Option | Description |
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Description | The description of the server appears in the Mail sidebar and any pop-up menu where you choose a server. |
User Name | Your user name on the mail server. |
Password | Your password on the mail server. |
Host Name | The name of the mail server. |
Automatically manage connection settings | Mail automatically manages settings for your email account in Mail, such as port numbers and authentication methods. If you deselect this option, you can specify the following, as directed by your email account provider:
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Advanced
Option | Description |
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TLS Certificate | Some SMTP servers require computers that connect to them to provide a certificate proving their identity. |
Allow insecure authentication | For accounts that don’t support secure authentication, let Mail use a non-encrypted version of your user name and password to connect to the mail server. |
