| The trick behind the Easy-Email method of | | | | your email client as well until you are happy with this |
| synchronizing Outlook on multiple computers is to use | | | | solution). |
| Gmail as the hub, or central synchronization point. | | | | After that you can copy your old emails from your |
| There are of course other methods but the simplest | | | | old Outlook account to your new account - this is a |
| and most cost effective is to use the existing IMAP | | | | simple click and drag operation. At this stage your |
| technology that comes with Outlook and with Gmail. | | | | email is all synchronized between Outlook and Gmail. |
| The "Easy-Email way" avoids having to purchase | | | | You then simply repeat the Outlook operation on |
| expensive exchange servers or sign up to hosted | | | | other computers and all your computers will be in |
| solutions. It's suitable even for individuals wishing to | | | | sync. |
| synchronize their personal email, or equally for | | | | We show how to do each of these steps in full detail |
| consultants or small business owners. | | | | with screenshots for every step in the Easy-Email |
| Many people still use POP as the method of | | | | guides. |
| downloading their email, and this is great if you just | | | | This is a highly effective method of managing your |
| use one computer. However if you want to be able | | | | email. In fact, you can manage your email anywhere, |
| to manage your email from multiple computers then | | | | from any computer. Every action you take on any |
| IMAP is the technology that allows for | | | | computer is reflected on your main computer so |
| synchronization - between different computers and | | | | there's no more re-sorting, phoning others for |
| even between different email clients. This means you | | | | information, re-reading, re-deleting - basically no more |
| could work on Outlook at the office and a Mac | | | | wasted time. |
| based program or another free email client such as | | | | Try it and see for yourself! |
| Thunderbird at home. | | | | A note about Gmail and other webmail: This method |
| So lets have a look at how this works: | | | | is also really good if you use webmail and you want |
| - Firstly, Gmail gives you free access to an IMAP | | | | to be able to gain access to it offline. You can do this |
| server. That's why we use this as the basis for this | | | | by synchronizing your webmail with Outlook.We |
| solution. | | | | clearly show you how to set this up using Gmail |
| - So you need to first have Gmail download all your | | | | because it's free, it's in common use and it |
| email. And ensure Gmail IMAP is enabled. | | | | synchronizes truly quickly with Outlook. Hotmail and |
| - Then you set up a new IMAP account in Outlook to | | | | Yahoo don't offer IMAP but you can still synchronize |
| synchronize with Gmail. | | | | your email from these addresses using this system. |
| - (You can continue to POP your email directly to | | | | |