Well, you need to use the SMTP and IMAP protocols when setting up your Gmail account with a third-party email client. And to find the SMTP Server of Gmail is quite easy, you can open the support page of Google to have a look at the settings. Or, you can also use the Gmail SMTP server settings for your device listed here.
Here is what you need to do to set up your Gmail account in third-party software like
Outlook.
- Open the outlook and click on the Add Account option and then enter the email
address and click on the Connect button. - After that, you will be asked for the email password, enter the password, and then
click on the Continue button. - After that, your account will be set up automatically because Outlook recognizes the
Gmail account.
However, if you are using an older version of Outlook, then you need to enter the settings manually. For that, you need to find the settings.
Find Gmail SMTP Server
To find the server of Gmail, you need to open the Gmail support page and search on it.
Search for the procedure to add Gmail on various third-party email client software and you will get the SMTP and IMAP settings.