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computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail [2014/04/02 15:37] – Finished instructions for adding Gmail to Thunderbird adamcomputing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail [2016/10/21 10:58] (current) – [Step 1: Create Your Google Desktop password] bren
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-====== Accessing Gmail with Thunderbird ====== +====== Accessing umn.edu gmail with Thunderbird ====== 
-This page contains instructions on how to add your University Gmail to Thunderbird. +This page contains instructions on how to view your umn.edu gmail with Thunderbird.\\ 
-You can add Non-University accounts as well, **but we do not offer support for doing so** +You can add Non-University accounts as well, **but we do not offer support for doing so.** 
  
 +<note>There is no guarantee that this information is up-to-date. OIT offers a similar [[https://it.umn.edu/umn-google-apps-general-email-client|guide]] which is likely better maintained.</note>
  
 ===== Step 1: Create Your Google Desktop password ===== ===== Step 1: Create Your Google Desktop password =====
-If you have not already done so, you must create a Google Desktop password.\\ + 
-Log on [[https://www.umn.edu/dirtools|here]] to access your UMN Internet Account Options.\\ +This step is no longer needed - there is no separate mobile password. 
-Click on "Set or Change Your Google Desktop / Mobile Client Password\\ + 
-Fill out the form, then click Submit.\\ +Use your regular umn.edu internet (x500) password 
-{{:computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:dirtool.png|}}\\ +
-Remember the password for later+
  
 ===== Step 2: Enable IMAP in Gmail ===== ===== Step 2: Enable IMAP in Gmail =====
-Follow [[https://support.google.com/mail/answer/77695|Google's instructions]] on enabling IMAP +Follow [[https://support.google.com/mail/answer/77695|Google's instructions]] on enabling IMAP.\\ 
-Most Gmail users will find it is enabled by default+Most Gmail users will find this is enabled by default.
  
-===== Step 3: Linking your Gmail account to Thunderbird =====+===== Step 3: Adding your Gmail account to Thunderbird =====
 Go to File -> New -> Existing Mail Account (Press the ALT key if the File menu is hidden)\\ Go to File -> New -> Existing Mail Account (Press the ALT key if the File menu is hidden)\\
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-You should eventually reach the following screen.  Copy all of the information in the red box.\\ +Thunderbird will attempt to set things up automatically, but usually fail to do so.\\ 
-Ensure your name in the blue box has '@umn.edu' after it, then click "Done\\+Fill out the information to exactly match the contents of the red box.\\ 
 +Ensure your name in the blue box has '@umn.edu' after it, then click "Re-Test"\\ 
 +If the error disappears, click "Done." Otherwise, verify all the information is correct and try again.
  
-{{:computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail4.png|}} 
  
 +{{:computing:accounts:email:thunderbird:gmail3.png|}}
  
 +Your Gmail inbox should now show up in the left side of Thunderbird.
  
computing/accounts/email/thunderbird/gmail.1396471046.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/04/02 15:37 by adam

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