Sending good vibes to you, SirFrank.
I'd be happy to help you set up an email so you can send invoices via QuickBooks Desktop.
Gmail may be blocking sign-in attempts to your Google Account. You'll have to enable access for less secure apps and turn off 2-step verification for QuickBooks to have the right permissions to send emails using your Gmail account.
You can follow the steps in this article to enable access for less secure apps. Tip: Your Domain admin can lock less secure app account access. Learn how to allow less secure apps to access your account by following Allowing less secure apps to access accounts. Also, turning off the security feature to enable this on your Gmail account.
The following articles are good references:
If you're still getting the same issue, you can reach out to our QuickBooks Desktop Support to have this investigated.
- Within your QuickBooks Desktop, click Help at the top menu bar.
- Click Contact us.
- To route you to the correct support expert, we need to know what type of question you have. Give a brief description of your issue and click Continue.
- We’ll provide you a few options. You choose which one is best for you.
You can always get back to me if you need more help in setting up your email in QuickBooks. I'll be around to help.
