Use Gmail with Mail - Take Control of Apple Mail (1.0) - page 53

Activate and Configure IMAP
Before you can set up a Gmail in Mail, you must make sure IMAP is enabled for the account
and configured properly:

1. Log in to your Gmail account (using this link or whichever URL you normally
use for a Google Apps account with a custom domain).

2. From the gear pop-up menu at the top of the page, choose Settings, and then
click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.

3. In the IMAP Access section, make sure Enable IMAP is selected.

4. Leave all other settings unchanged. But , if you've previously changed any of the
defaults, this is a good time to put them back:

▪ Under “When I mark a message in IMAP as deleted,” make sure
“Auto-Expunge on - Immediately update the server. (default)” is se-
lected.

▪ Under “Folder Size Limits,” make sure “Do not limit the number of
messages in an IMAP folder (default)” is selected.

If you made any changes, click Save Changes, and then go to the Labels tab:

▪ Make sure all the Show in IMAP checkboxes for All Mail, Sent Mail,
Drafts, All Mail, Spam, and Trash are selected. (The rest are up to
you.)

You can now set up Mail to access your account.

Note: There is a possible downside to unhiding those other Gmail labels (especially
All Mail) from IMAP: if you use another Mac or PC email client to check your Gmail ac-
count, those mailboxes (and the duplicate messages that come with them) will appear
in the other client. This is less of a worry on iOS devices, since they don't download
mailbox contents until you tap the mailbox name.

Add Your Gmail Account
To set up your Gmail account in Mail, follow these steps:

1. Go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts and click the plus button at the bottom

left.

2. Select Google and click Continue.