http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=77689Finally decided to give this combination a go. I think the move to Outlook give me a single place to look at everything.
Up until know I have been using Chrome with the Remember the Milk plugin. Things do work, but the calendar window on the google mail interface is just a tiny thing on the left bottom corner… Also maybe getting used to Outlook isn’t a bad thing. Many large institutions have standard exchange services with calendar and everything…… Yeah no I really just wanted to try it.
Anyway, these steps are necessary to setup Outlook 2007 to a usable state:
Basic IMAP
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=77689
IMAP Delete Support
IMAP delete action is mapped to archive in Google App Mail. To get around this, follow (credit to http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=12dc1387758dce91&hl=en):
- Activate LAB in Menage Doamin -> Domain Settings->New Service and Pre Release feature->Enable Pre Release Feature
- Go to LAB (green icon on top left) choose Advanced IMAP control end activate it
- Go to your email Settings and under “Formwarding POP/IMAP” set IMAP preferences to “Do not automatically expunge messages” and “Move the message to the Bin”
- Settings -> Labels -> System Labels UNCHECK “All Mail Show in IMAP”
- In you Outlook 2007 under “Account configuration” go to “More settings” -> General -> Purge options and check Purge Items when switching folders
Now this is not enough if you have multiple labels to a email. To make things simple, goto Labels, and untick every custom label.
**Remember to reload hierarchy on outlook, not just remove the folders**
Calendar Sync
http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=89955
Contact Sync
http://code.google.com/p/gcontactsynch/
Remember the Milk Sync
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/milksync/outlook/download/?os=outlook&subtype=1.0.12&pkg=exe