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How to Use Salesforce Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail) for the First Time

Дата публикации: Feb 26, 2025
Описание
This section describes common steps to enable Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail) for the first time.

* Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail) requires G Suite, a paid service offered by Google.            
            
* This information is based on the information as of Spring ’21 (February 19, 2021).    
            
            
Решение
 1. Enabling Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail)

1-1. In the quick search in the settings screen, enter "Gmail integration and sync". Under [Gmail Integration and Lightening Sync], open [Settings] and enable [Allow users to access Salesforce record from Gmail].

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1-2. When this option is enabled, the display changes as shown below: 

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1-3. To allow users to associate their emails to Salesforce records, enable Enhanced Email.

        For details about Enhanced Email in Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail), refer to the help topic below:

             [Help: Enhanced Email and the Gmail Integration

In the quick search in the settings screen, enter "enhanced email." Then, select [Enhanced Email] and click [Enable].

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1-4. When Enhanced Email is enabled, the display changes as shown below:

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Open the Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail) settings screen and confirm that [Enabling Enhanced Email using Gmail Integration] menu is added.

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2. Adding Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail) extension to Google Chrome 
2-1. Access Chrome Web Store.

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2-2. In [Search the store] box, enter "Salesforce". Select the Salesforce extension, and click [Add to Chrome].

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2-3. Click [Add extension].

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2-4. Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail) extension is added to Google Chrome.

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3. Logging in to Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail) 
3-1. Login to Gmail and click [Login to Salesforce].

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3-2. Enter the username and password, and login to Salesforce.

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3-3. Click [Next].

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3-4. Select the Gmail account to use.

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3-5. Click [Allow].

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3-6. Click [Link account].

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3-7. Click [Go to Salesforce]. 

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3-8. You will be logged in to Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail).

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For details about using Enhanced Email in Gmail Integration (Lightning for Gmail), refer to the video and article below:

Connecting to Salesforce in Gmail (translated close caption available)
View and Work with Salesforce Data in Outlook and Gmail
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