Click on Account Settings and Add and remove accounts or change existing connection settings. Next open Outlook 2010, click on the File tab to access the Backstage view.Click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab and verify IMAP is enabled and save changes. First log into your Gmail account and open the Settings panel.This explanation will cover both IMAP and POP Gmail IMAP Automatic Configuration for both IMAP and POP A lot of people utilize Gmail as their email provider, but want the convenience of outlook for managing their email.