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How do I Add my existing Gmail account to Windows Mail?

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If you have a Gmail account, you know how convenient it is to be able to access your e-mail from any computer connected to the Internet - including your home computer. You just point your browser to the Gmail server, sign in, and you're sending and receiving e-mail messages in no time. While this is a very nice capability to have when you're out and about in the world, when you're using your home computer, you may want to be able to work from the comfort of Vista's Windows Mail rather than having to use a browser. Fortunately, Google has added IMAP capabilities to Gmail, thus making it possible for you to access your Gmail account in Windows Mail.

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A tutorial is available at techrepublic.com on how to add an existing Gmail account to Windows Mail. The article notes that Google has added IMAP capabilities to their their Gmail service so users can access their Gmail emails by using Windows Mail after configuring it. There are a lot of steps to do this procedure and the author posted a step-by-step guide on how to do it. Screen shots of the Gmail and Windows Mail settings are included to make it easier for users to follow the procedure. The last step may take a few minutes depending on how many emails that a user has. Source: Tech Republic © Technibble - Computer Repair Technician Resource. To get started with your own computer business, check out our Computer Business Kit.
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Google has added IMAP capabilities to Gmail, thus making it possible for you to access your Gmail account in Windows Mail. With IMAP capabilities built into Gmail, you have the ability to use both Windows Mail and the Web-based interface at the same time. In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to configure Windows Mail to send and receive e-mail messages from Gmail's server. This download is also available as a TechRepublic Windows blog post and gallery.