If you don’t wish to use all of the features-for example, you’d rather not sync your Gmail calendars and reminders with your Mac’s Calendar and Reminders applications (and I’ll talk about why you might not want to do this when I discuss those specific applications in a later column)-simply uncheck the ones you’d prefer to do without. You’ll know that its efforts have been successful if a sheet appears that lets you choose which of Gmail’s features to use. Adding a Gmail accountĪs long as your Mac is connected to the Internet, it will create the correct settings so that you can use Gmail’s mail, calendars, reminders, messages, and notes features. Then, just enter your Gmail address (in the form enter your password, and click Set Up. In all likelihood the Name field will be filled in already if it isn’t, do so.

A sheet pops down with Name, Email Address, and Password fields. Click the Gmail item in the Mail, Contacts & Calendars list. Now that you have an account, let’s set it up.

Setting up mac mail for gmail