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Gmail automatically sorts spam before it reaches your computer. Don’t turn on the Apple junk mail filters. You want the Google “junk” option ticked not the local On My Mac one because Gmail automatically takes care of junk mail – you don’t want the Apple mail program deleting it. This will result in multiple copies of all your trashed emails because Google already keeps a copy. If you select a mailbox here Apple mail will save all your deleted items to this trash folder in case you want to undo the delete. The “Trash” option is for email providers who don’t keep a copy of all your deleted emails. You don’t need to select a trash mailbox at all because Google automatically keeps a copy of your trashed mail. You only need this option checked if your email provider doesn’t keep a copy of your sent emails automatically. You need to select the /Sent Mail folder because Gmail automatically keeps a copy of your sent messages and puts them in its ‘send mail folder.’ This tells Apple mail where to find those sent emails which is useful if you want to se your sent emails from different computers. All these draft emails made by Apple mail will get stored in your gmail Drafts folder and you end up multiple versions of the same mail message. But the problem with this is Apple mail makes a backup copy of your draft email every few minutes as you are typing it. You should save draft messages on Gmail if you want your drafts to show when you open Gmail on the web. The other option is that you select the Gmail ‘Drafts’ folder. This means that any drafts I begin to type on my home computer will not be available from my iOS devices. Select the local ‘On My Mac’ Drafts folder not the Gmail Drafts folder. My recommended settings for mailbox behaviours when using Gmail in Apple mail. Some of them are folders in your Gmail account and some of them are folders on your home computer. In these drop-down menus you will find a long list of folders.
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It can take a bit of trial and error getting these settings right but these settings below have been working for me for over a year so this should give you a great head start. If there are problems in Apple mail with Gmail this is where they seem to be caused – multiple drafts appearing, deleted emails reappearing etc.
There are some settings you should change here. – You will be taken back to the Apple Mail preferences screen.
You will be prompted for your Google login details. You will be asked which email provider – select Google. – Press the ‘+’ button – this means add a new account. From here you can manage your mail accounts. – Open Apple mail, and go to the “Mail’ menubar at the top of the screen and then select ‘Preferences’ from the menu. Enter your Gmail address into Apple mail.
#Mac email program preferences verification#
After this is done you will get a verification page that says something like this at the bottom: 2. – Fill in the details – you’ll need to pick a gmail email address and a password.
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If you don’t have a Gmail account here is how to sign up
#Mac email program preferences password#
) and password because you will need to enter them into Apple mail. You need to know your Gmail address (e.g. Here’s how to set up Apple mail to work with Gmail. But the Gmail web interface is a bit clunky so it is nice to be able to use Gmail with the built in Apple mail program. Gmail seems to be the main email provider and no wonder – it is free and it has the best spam filtering and protection. Enjoy all the advantages of accessing your Gmail account, separate from your browser: - Quickly access Gmail from the menu bar - Badge dock icon with unread email counter - Receive and customize unread email notifications - Touch Bar support - Compact mode.
#Mac email program preferences download#
Download Mail for Gmail for macOS 10.11 or later and enjoy it on your Mac. For example when I work up this morning there was a bunch of emails on the lock screen from our mail accounts and I started reading them. All other emails automatic show up even when the phone is locked. Noticed that my gmail no longer gets pushed to my iPhone X since yesterday. The app, available for both iOS and Mac, offers a range of advanced productivity tools including email tracking, send later and read later, all from a tidy interface.
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