Overview
You can connect your Gmail or Outlook account to REsimpli. Once connected, you can use that email account inside REsimpli.
You would do this when you want to send and receive email through REsimpli using your own email address.
Steps
Step 1: Sign in to your email account first
Before you start, open your web browser and sign in to the Gmail or Outlook account you want to connect.
This step matters. REsimpli will look for the accounts you are already signed in to.
Step 2: Open the email connection screen
Click the email icon.
Step 3: Choose your email provider
Choose whether you are connecting a Gmail account or an Outlook account.
The video connects a Gmail account.
Step 4: Start the connection
Click the Connect your Gmail button.
You will be taken to a screen showing the accounts you are currently signed in to in your browser.
Step 5: Choose your account
Select the email account you want to connect.
Step 6: Give permission
Your email provider will ask you to allow REsimpli to access your account information.
Read through the permissions being requested.
Click Allow or Continue.
Step 7: Finish
You will be taken back to REsimpli automatically.
Your email account is now connected and ready to use.
Important Notes
Sign in to your Gmail or Outlook account in your browser before you begin. REsimpli shows you the accounts you are already signed in to.
Review the permissions before you approve them, so you know what you are giving access to.
After you allow access, REsimpli brings you back on its own. You do not need to navigate back yourself.
Troubleshooting
Your account does not appear in the list
You may not be signed in to it. Open your browser, sign in to the account you want to connect, then start again.
You picked the wrong account
Sign in to the correct account in your browser, then go back and connect again.
The connection did not finish
You may not have approved the permissions. Start again and click Allow or Continue on the permissions screen.
Summary
You connected your email account to REsimpli. You signed in to your Gmail or Outlook account in your browser, clicked the email icon, chose your provider, selected your account, and approved the permissions. REsimpli then brought you back, with your email account connected and ready to use.