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Google Mail & Calendar Desktop Client Setup

Overview

You can retrieve your Mail messages with a client that supports IMAP, like Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, or Thunderbird. You can also sync your calendar with Microsoft Outlook, iCal, or Mozilla Sunbird.

To receive your email on a desktop client, you'll need to:

  • Enable IMAP access to your email account.
  • Set up your client.

If you want to access your calendar using a desktop client, you'll need to sync your calendar with that program.

When using a desktop client, use your sunet_id@stanford.edu and two-step authentication.

Enabling IMAP access

You'll need to turn on IMAP. See Google's support documentation to learn how to check that IMAP is turned on.

Setting up your email client for IMAP

Syncing your calendar

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