How to add and use Gmail account in Outlook.com
If you have an Outlook Premium or Office 365 subscription, you can add a Gmail account in Outlook.com and use two email identifiers simultaneously from one interface. Although users of the free version cannot get this feature at this time, you can use your Office 365 subscription to get a Gmail account in the Outlook on the web version.
Many users have multiple email accounts associated with different email providers, such as Gmail, Outlook, etc. Being an Outlook and Gmail user, it is quite complicated to manage both email services without a dedicated email client for Windows 10. To get rid of this problem you can use the help of the new Outlook features .com to include your Gmail ID in Outlook.com so you can use two email accounts at the same time.
How to add a Gmail account in Outlook.com
To add a Gmail account in Outlook.com, follow these steps:
- Open Outlook.com and log into your Microsoft account
- Open the notification panel visible near your profile photo
- Click the Try button associated with Google Mail + Calendar in the Outlook bubble
- Log in to your Google account and authorize Outlook.com to access your profile information
- Click the Gmail icon on the left side to access your account
To know the steps in detail, reda on.
Open the Outlook.com website and sign in to your Microsoft account. This account must be the same as the one you used to purchase an Outlook Premium or Office 365 subscription.
After that click on the What's up icon visible before your profile photo in the top navigation bar. Here you can find a notification bubble named Google Mail + Calendar in Outlook.
You must click on the respective Try it button. Then enter the login information for your Gmail account that you want to use in Outlook.com. Outlook asks you to allow access to various profile information so that it can view emails and other details in Outlook.com. You must allow them to achieve integration.
After that, you should find your Gmail account in Outlook.com. To switch from one account to another, you need to click on the corresponding icon visible on the left. From now on, you can find your Gmail emails in Outlook.com.
Speaking of compatibility, you can do almost all the essential tasks in Outlook.com available in Gmail. For example, you can delete or archive emails, change the label, mark an email as spam, move emails to another folder, and more. On the other hand, you can find some essential features of Outlook.com for your Gmail account. This means that you can get dark mode, targeted inbox, desktop notification, etc.
That's it! Once you allow Outlook.com to access your Gmail ID, you don't need to be signed into your Google Account in your browser. You can sign out of this Gmail ID and continue to enjoy Gmail in Outlook.com.
Did you know you can use Gmail from the Outlook.com web interface without a premium subscription?