Migrating from Outlook to Gmail
How to move your Outlook email to your Gmail account
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In your Gmail account page, select the Settings button in the upper right of the page (it looks like a gear icon).
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Tap Settings
![Settings menu item in Gmail web page]()
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At the top of the Settings page, select the Accounts and Import tab.
![Gmail settings screen with the Accounts and Import menu highlighted]()
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In the Import mail and contacts section, select Import mail and contacts.
![Gmail Accounts and Import settings with the Import mail and contacts option highlighted]()
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A window will open and ask you What account do you want to import from? Type your Outlook.com email address and select Continue.
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Another window will open with some information. Click Continue.
![Confirmation window in Gmail with the Continue button highlighted]()
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In the next window, you'll confirm permissions for Gmail to access your Outlook account. Review the terms and click Yes to continue, and then close the Authentication successful screen.
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In the window labeled Step 2: Import options, select the options you want. These are:
- Import contacts.
- Import mail.
- Import new mail for next 30 days — messages you receive at your Outlook.com address will be sent to your Gmail inbox automatically for a month
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Select Start import and then click OK.
The import process can take a while, even a couple of days, depending on how many emails and contacts you are importing.
Source: Import Your Outlook.com Email Messages and Contacts Into Gmail by Heinz Tschabitscher, Lifewire - Tech for Human