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If you are using a POP account or mails delivered to your personal account in Outlook, then probably you would have liked the small alert that you get when you get a new email. But with mails delivered using Gmail or any mail account through IMAP, then you might not have seen the alert. This is annoying sometimes cause you have to check the outlook every now and then for any new mails.

But you can create a new mail alert in Outlook for Gmail or any IMAP account and you can get notified whenever you get a new mail.

So how to setup desktop alert or email notification for Gmail or IMAP accounts in Outlook 2007?

Open Outlook -> Tools –> Rules and Alerts.

Under E-mail Rules, make sure you have choose the gmail.com account and click on New Rule.

Under Rules Wizard –> Step 1: Select a Template –> choose Display mail from someone in the New Item Alert Window – > Next.

Uncheck from people or distribution list and check the box for through the specified account.

Now in the bottom of that page, under Step 2: Edit the rule description –> Click the underlined word specified. In the pop-up box, choose the Gmail or other IMAP account. Click Ok.

Click the underlined word, a specific message. You can enter something like New Mail Alert or whatever you may like!

Click Next and if there are any exceptions that you may want to include, you can add otherwise you can just click Next.

In the last step, if you want you can give a name for this rule as New Mail Alert or something. Make sure to check Turn on this rule. Click Finish and Ok.

Now if there is any new mail coming to your Gmail or IMAP account, you will get a desktop alert.

Tip: If you are using Gmail in Outlook, you can move the Gmail pst file to another folder and save space in your c drive.