Outlook 2016 Set Up Gmail and Microsoft Email Accounts
Today, i am going to take on an easier, but an essential part of Outlook 2016, which requires you to set up your Gmail or one of Microsoft’s broad array of accounts, from @Outlook, @Live, or even @Hotmail accounts, too. We’ll also take a look at how to set up your Gmail with Two-Factor Authentication enabled
Set Up Gmail in Outlook 2016
Adding your email account is relatively easy, as it has been in recent versions of Microsoft Office. For most free accounts like Yahoo or Gmail, you just need to enter your name, email address, and password. Outlook will automatically configure most of the accounts, except in rare instances where you’ll need to configure the settings manually.
Click on the File tab on the Ribbon and then select Add Account.
Enter your name, email address, and password twice and click Next.
Then wait while your account credentials are verified. You might need to type in your password for a second time, if so, just make sure to check the box for it to remember your credentials.
Google Accounts with Two-Factor Authentication
If you have Two-Factor Authentication enabled with your Google account, which we highly recommend that you do, you’ll need to create an app-specific password to add your account and enter it instead of your regular mail password.
To create an app-specific password, go to Google App Passwords and log in if you aren’t already. Then from the drop-down menus select Mails > Windows Computer and then click Generate.
Then a 16 character password will be generated for you
After you have your email set up in Outlook, make sure to start testing out some of the new features.
