How do I activate Microsoft Office with Gmail?

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Prepare your Gmail or Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) account for connecting to Outlook and Microsoft 365 or Office 365
In this article
Enable IMAP for Gmail and Google Workspace Accounts
Enable your Gmail to be connected by Microsoft 365 or Office 365
To turn on 2-step verification
To create an app password
Optionally revoke the app password
Can we activate MS Office with Gmail account?
Can you use a Gmail account for Microsoft 365?
How do I activate my Microsoft Office account?
How do I manually activate Microsoft Office?

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Prepare your Gmail or Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) account for connecting to Outlook and Microsoft 365 or Office 365

Article
12/29/2021
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Enable IMAP for Gmail and Google Workspace Accounts

Please make sure that you have enabled IMAP before you start the migration process. Failure to do so will result in migration-related issues.

To enable IMAP for Gmail or Google Workspace Accounts:

Sign in to your Gmail/Google Workspace account using a supported browser.
Click the gear icon located at the top right of the screen.
In the drop-down menu that appears, click Settings.
Switch to the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
Scroll down to the IMAP access, and make sure that Enable IMAP is selected.
Scroll to the bottom. Click Save Changes.

Enable your Gmail to be connected by Microsoft 365 or Office 365

To use an app password with Gmail, you have to first turn on 2-step verification, and then obtain the app password. Once you have an app password you can use that in combination with your username to connect to Gmail.

To turn on 2-step verification

Sign in to your Gmail account
Select Google apps > My Account.
On the My Account page choose Sign-in & security.
Under the Password & sign-in method, choose the arrow next to the 2-Step verification, and provide your password if asked.
On the Signing in with 2-step verification page, choose Start setup.
Re-enter your password if asked, and in the Set up your phone step, enter or verify your cell phone. On the next step enter the verification number sent to your cell phone and choose Verify.
In the Trust this computer step choose Next, and in the Turn on 2-step verification step choose Confirm.

To create an app password

Sign in to your Gmail account
Select Google apps > My Account.
On the My Account page choose Sign-in & security.
Under the Password & sign-in method, choose the arrow next to the App passwords, and provide your password if asked.
On the App passwords page, in the Select app drop-down choose Other (custom name).
Type in a name, for example Myconnection > GENERATE.
Note the app password under Your app password for your device. You can use this with your Gmail address in the app you are connecting to your Gmail account (or adding you Gmail account to). This combination grants complete access to your Gmail account by the app that is using it.
After you have entered the app password, you do not have to remember it.
Important
The 16-character app password is displayed with spaces so it is easier to read. When you enter it to the app you want to connect, ignore the spaces and enter it as an unbroken string of 16 characters.
Now you're ready to add your Gmail account to Outlook. When you're prompted for a password, you enter this app password for your Gmail account. Don't enter your Gmail password. For instructions on adding your Gmail account to Outlook, see these articles:
- Add an email account to Outlook
- Connect email accounts in Outlook on the web (Microsoft 365)

Optionally revoke the app password

If you need the Gmail connection for a brief time only, for example for an IMAP mailbox migration that your admin is running, you can later revoke the App password.

To revoke the app password code:

Sign in to you Gmail account
Select Google apps > My Account.
On the My Account page choose Sign-in & security.
Under the Password & sign-in method, choose the arrow next to the App passwords, and provide your password if asked.
On the App passwords page, select REVOKE next to the app password you want to revoke.

Migrate email and contacts to Microsoft 365

Ways to migrate multiple email accounts to Microsoft 365 or Office 365

Can we activate MS Office with Gmail account?

When you create a Microsoft account, you can use any email address as the user name, including addresses from Outlook.com, Yahoo! or Gmail.

Can you use a Gmail account for Microsoft 365?

Enable your Gmail to be connected by Microsoft 365 or Office 365. To use an app password with Gmail, you have to first turn on 2-step verification, and then obtain the app password. Once you have an app password you can use that in combination with your username to connect to Gmail.

How do I activate my Microsoft Office account?

You activate Office by signing in with a Microsoftaccount. If we detect your Microsoft account, we'll show it on this screen. After you sign in, your product is added to your Microsoft account, so that you can reinstall it later, or manage your new subscription, without a product key.

How do I manually activate Microsoft Office?

Log into your computer with an administrator account. Change to the directory where Microsoft Office is installed. cscript ospp. vbs /act to complete the activation process.