How to set up a Gmail account in Mail?

I was wondering if anybody can help me set up a Gmail account in Mail.

 

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13275

Enjoy .

If you haven't configured Mail at all yet, then you won't be able to access Preferences yet. Just follow these steps then:

Enter 'pop.gmail.com' in the 'Incoming Mail Server:' field.
Enter your Gmail username (including '@gmail.com') in the 'User Name:' field.
Enter your Gmail password in the 'Password:' field.
For the 'Outgoing Mail Server,' and enter 'smtp.gmail.com' in the 'Outgoing Mail Server:' field.

 

I already have a .mac email account, will I still be able to add the Gmail account also using the Mail application? Thank you!

 

Don't think there's anything stopping you from using multiple accounts on Mail.

 

You shouldn't have any problems at all...that's exactly what is setup on my machine.

 

Works just fine.

 

Yup, I have 3 accounts setup i mail.

I actually prefer it to Entourage.

 

Are you guys sure? Can someone else confirm this?

Just kidding !

 

I'm still having trouble setting up my Gmail account. When I type in outgoing mail "smtp.gmail.com", I get a note saying that "smtp.gmail.com" is not responding. What do I do now? Please help. Thank you!

 

You need to Enable POP in GMail. That was Step #1 from the link Sam provided.

 

Now that I have created a new account, how do I switch between my .mac account and Gmail account. It doesn't distinguish between the 2 accounts. Please explain? Thank you!

 

Click on the arrow head next to the inbox and you'll be able to select which account's emails you want to view.