These instructions are for setting up the Mail program on Macs, to sync with Webmail.

• First, you will need to enable IMAP (or POP) in the Webmail powered by Google settings.

• You will then need to ensure your email password is eight to ten characters long, if it is not you can reset it by going here https://netid.oakland.edu/profile/authOUCAReset.php

• You will also need to synchronize your password by going to https://netid.oakland.edu/gmailsync/ and then preform the unlock captcha at https://www.google.com/accounts/UnlockCaptcha

We can now begin setting up the Mac Mail program

• Go to Applications and open the Mail program
• If Mail doesn't offer to set up a new account then do the following:
  1. Click Mail (in the menu bar at the top)
  2. Click Preferences
  3. Go to the accounts tab
  4. Click the plus sign at the bottom of the window
• On the Add Account screen, type in your full name, full oakland email address, and password in the correct text boxes.

• Click Continue
• You should now see the following screen:

• For account type, choose either IMAP or POP (whatever you enabled in webmail)
• You can type whatever description you would like in the description box
• Type imap.gmail.com (or pop.gmail.com if POP is the type of account) in the incoming mail server text box
• Type your full oakland email address in the User Name box
• Type your email password in the Password box
• Click Continue (if you are presented with a warning click Continue again)
• You should now see the following screen:

• Type whatever you want in the description box or leave it blank
• Type or select smtp.gmail.com in the Outgoing mail server box
• Ensure that Use only this server and Use Authentication is checked
• Type your full oakland email address in the User Name box
• Type your email password in the Password box
• Click Continue (if you are presented with a warning click Continue again)
• Ensure that Take account online is checked and click Create

Your email should now begin syncing on Mac Mail.