Table of Contents:
- How can I access my Young Life Gmail through Outlook for PC?
- How can I access my Young Life Gmail through Outlook for Mac?
- What other Windows 10 applications can access my Young Life GSuite Gmail?
- What if I have an older version of Windows, or don't like the Microsoft Store apps?
- Can't I just access the my Young Life Gmail through my browser?
How can I access my Young Life Gmail through Outlook for PC?
To access your Young Life GSuite Gmail through Outlook for PC, please download and install the G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook add-in. This add-in will sync:
- Emails
- Calendars
- Contacts
- Tasks
- Notes
- Young Life Address Book
How can I access my Young Life Gmail through Outlook for Mac?
To access your Young Life GSuite Gmail through Outlook for Mac, you will need Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019, or Outlook 365. It should be pretty straight forward, but if you run into issues, this article is a good resource.
What other Windows 10 applications can access my Young Life GSuite Gmail?
Windows 10 has a couple decent options:
- Windows 10 Mail works pretty well. This is the default mail app in Windows 10, and pulls in mail, contacts, and calendar. Until WunderMail (below) adds a Contacts view, this is my recommendation, if you can't use Outlook.
- WunderMail is probably the prettiest of the Gmail apps, but it currently doesn't have a Contacts view. That feature is on their backlist (as of 11/26/2018). So, it should come in the future. Once it does, this is probably the app I'd recommend to most people, if they can't use Outlook.
- EasyMail is another option you can get through the Microsoft Store. This is a full-featured app, but does so by basically auto-logging you into the Gmail webmail. So, it is not the fastest or prettiest Gmail app.
- If you are using Windows 8.1, its default mail app should also work.
What if I have an older version of Windows, or don't like the Microsoft Store apps?
Besides Outlook, there are many options, but probably the most well known is Thunderbird, which is made by the same company that makes the Firefox browser. Thunderbird can access your Young Life GSuite Gmail emails, contacts, and calendar, but it requires a bit of set up. To view the instructions, please click below:
Can't I just access the my Young Life Gmail through my browser?
You definitely can access your Young Life Gmail through the browser. Just go to www.gmail.com, enter your Staff Resources username, followed by @younglife.org (or @ylinternational.org, if you are from the UK), and click Next. This will bring you to a Single Sign On window or page, where you can enter your Staff Resources credentials to log into your email.
Some notes about using this method:
- If you also have a personal Gmail, and if your preferred browser is Chrome, I recommend adding your Young Life Gmail as a separate Chrome profile. This is because if you have multiple Single-Sign-On logins, it becomes very difficult to switch between them, otherwise.
Instructions to do that are here (see "I have more than one Young Life GSuite account...") - If you find you often have to use your email on a poor internet connection (or with no connection at all), it is better to use an email application instead of your browser, since they mostly download the emails onto your computer. All the above instructions are for applications.
