After setting the option and confirming your way out of all of the opened dialogs, you may get a notification that your IMAP cache needs to be rebuild.įirst, we need to enable IMAP protocol access in Gmail. Setting the Root folder path in Outlook 2010, 2013 or Outlook 2016 (MSI). Setting the Root folder path in Outlook 2016, 2019 or Microsoft 365. From the Account type drop-down list, select IMAP Fill all the fields.

Start setting up a new account in the same way described above. The only difference in that you need to choose other protocol and different ports. Setting up a Gmail IMAP account in Outlook 2016 is the same as POP. In this guide I will show you how to configure Gmail account as an IMAP account in Microsoft Outlook 2016. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA How to Configure Gmail Account in Microsoft Outlook 2016ĬHUONG K.