Set Up Gmail For Apple Mail
Using Mac Mail With Gmail
Setting Up Gmail For Mac Mail Settings

Set Up Gmail in Apple Mail To add a new account in Apple Mail: Head to Mail Preferences in the menu bar and go to the Accounts tab. Hit the plus sign in the bottom left corner to add a new account.

Setting up Gmail on Yosemite. To add your Gmail account to Mail.app, first launch the app, and (if it does not prompt you to add an account), go to Preferences, click on “Accounts” and then click on the “+” at the bottom-left corner.
Here’s how to use Gmail from Apple’s mail app and also how to set up Gmail on your iPhone or iPad. There is a newer article about this topic here (2018) but I have kept this older article (2013) for those who have an older version of OS X or an older version of Apple Mail.
First, you should go to the Gmail account to change some settings, in the Gmail account, click.

In Mail,

select Preferences -> Accounts.
Select your Gmail account
click on Account Information.
Select 'Edit SMTP Server List...' from the dropdown next to 'Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)'.

Set Up Gmail For Apple Mail

Ensure that the settings match the following:

Using Mac Mail With Gmail

Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server - Requires SSL
- imap.gmail.com
- Port: 993
- Requires SSL:Yes
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - Requires TLS
- smtp.gmail.com
- Port: 465 or 587
- Requires SSL: Yes
- Requires authentication: Yes
- Use same settings as incoming mail server
Full Name or Display Name: [your name]
Account Name or User Name: your full Gmail address (username@gmail.com). Google Apps users, please enter username@your_domain.com
Email address: your full Gmail address (username@gmail.com) Google Apps users, please enter username@your_domain.com
Password: your Gmail password

Setting Up Gmail For Mac Mail Settings

Jan 6, 2016 6:55 AM