2. Click , then .

3. Type your Gmail address, then click .

4. Now it's back to your Gmail inbox, where you should have an e-mail from Outlook. Open it, then click the verification link.

You're done! Now, when you compose a new message in Outlook.com, you'll have the option of selecting your Gmail address from the drop-down "From" menu. Bear in mind that recipients will see a "sent on behalf of [your Gmail account]" header in those emails, but Microsoft promises to give you the option of modifying (or perhaps eliminating) that in a future update.