[Solved] Gmail default can't setup in Writer

emellish · Post by **emellish** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:04 pm

Gmail default can't setup in Write

Post by **FJCC** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:24 pm

Gmail cannot be used by OpenOffice because Gmail is not a program on your computer; it is service on the web. To send an attachment with Gmail, you have to go to the Gmail service and attach the document.

Post by **Hagar Delest** » Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:47 pm

See also: [Solved+Issue] Set up email merge in Writer for Gmail.

emellish · Post by **emellish** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:22 pm

FJCC wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:24 pm Gmail cannot be used by OpenOffice because Gmail is not a program on your computer; it is service on the web. To send an attachment with Gmail, you have to go to the Gmail service and attach the document.

Mozilla, Yahoo, Proton etc. etc. are also services so I don't understand

Post by **FJCC** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:41 pm

You can email directly from OpenOffice if you have a local program like Thunderbird. To use any online service, you have to work from that service.

emellish · Post by **emellish** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:11 pm

Re: "solved" Gmail default can't setup in Writer

Post by **Hagar Delest** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 8:50 pm

It is solved by a workaround: use a desktop mail client to access your online account.

LastUnicorn · Post by **LastUnicorn** » Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:37 pm

A good free desktop email client is Thunderbird and you can download it here: Thunderbird Download. You can add your Gmail account to Thunderbird. Tip: use an IMAP account, at least in the beginning. For help with setting up Thunderbird to use your Gmail account see this: Thunderbird and Gmail

If you run into difficulties with configuration and so on because you are a new user of Thunderbird then an excellent forum for help is mozillaZine Forums.