I have always used Gmail's webmail to log on to my mailbox, because Gmail is relatively simple. However, it has been found that the efficiency is too low recently, and it is still more efficient to use outlook.
If you have used outlook before, it is actually quite simple. Note that you must allow sending and receiving emails through pop in your mailbox first. Otherwise, all settings are invalid.
Google is doing a good job of help. Paste it as it is
1. How to enable pop?
Http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py? Answer= 13273
To enable pop in a Gmail account, follow these steps:
Log on to your Gmail account.
ClickSet.
Click the orange boxEmail settingsInForwarding and pop.
SelectEnable POP for all emailsOrEnable POP for emails received from now on.
After you use Pop to access Gmail mail, select the mail processing method you want to use.
Configure the pop client * and clickSave changes.
2. Configure the email client
Http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py? Answer= 13276 & hlrm = zh_tw
Enable POP in the Gmail account.
Open Outlook 2003.
Click the Tools menu and select email account ..."
Select Add new email account, and then click Next ".
Click the single-choice button to select "POP3" as your server type, and then click "Next ".
Fill in all required fields and provide the following information:
User Information
Your name:Enter your name as the content displayed in the "Sender:" Field of the external mail.
Email Address:Enter your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com)Server Information
Receiving email server (POP3 ):Pop.gmail.com
Mail sending server (SMTP ):Smtp.gmail.com
Logon Information
User name:Enter your Gmail username (including "@ gmail.com ")
Password:Enter your Gmail Password
Click "other settings ...", Click the send Server tab.
Select the check box next to "my sending server (SMTP) request verification" and select "use the same settings as the receiving server ".
Click the Advanced tab, and select the check box next to SSL under POP3.
Select the check box next to "this server requires secure connection (SSL)" under "sending server (SMTP)", and then click "sending server (SMTP ): "enter" 465 "in the box next to it ″.
Click OK ".
Click test account settings ...", After receiving a message similar to "Congratulations! Click CLOSE next to the message "successfully completed test ".
Click next and then click Finish ".
* After enabling pop in Gmail, have you clicked "Save changes?To ensure that Gmail can communicate with your email client, you must click "Save changes" on the "mail Settings" page of Gmail ".