IMAP can be used on multiple devices, email synchronized in real time.You just installed office 2013 or 2016 and want to use Outlook, so you want to add a Gmail account to Outlook without knowing how to configure it? The following article will guide you how to add a Gmail account to Outlook 2016.įirst of all you need to know, Gmail offers you two ways to read your Gmail messages in the Outlook application, IMAP and POP.