To use your Gmail account as your email sender via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), follow these steps:
- Log in to your Gmail account and click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.
- Select “Settings” from the dropdown menu.
- Click on the “Accounts and Import” tab.
- Under the “Send mail as” section, click on “Add another email address.”
- Enter your name and the email address you want to send from. Make sure the “Treat as an alias” checkbox is selected.
- Click “Next Step.”
- In the “SMTP Server” field, enter “smtp.gmail.com.”
- In the “Username” field, enter your full Gmail email address.
- In the “Password” field, enter your Gmail password.
- In the “Port” field, enter “587.”
- Select “TLS” as the security protocol.
- Click “Add Account.”
- Gmail will send a verification code to the email address you entered. Check your inbox and enter the verification code in the field provided.
- Click “Verify.”
- You can now select your Gmail address as the sender when composing a new email in your email client.
That’s it! You can now use your Gmail account as your email sender via SMTP. This is a great option if you want to use your personal Gmail account for business purposes or if you want to send emails from your domain email address using your Gmail account.