How can I copy messages from my Gmail (IMAP) account to Sent Items (On My Computer) in Outlook 2011 for Mac?

Hi all,

I've been looking for a solution to this problem and haven't had any real success. What I'd like to do is have a copy of my sent messages from my IMAP Gmail account go to BOTH my sent folder online AND the sent folder locally, on my computer. I'm using Outlook 2011 for Mac.

I set up the following rule under IMAP:

If

Execute: If any criteria are met

From Contains *** Email address is removed for privacy ***

Then

Copy Message > Sent Items (On My Computer)

Change Status > Read

I also have "Do not apply other rules to messages that meet these criteria" unchecked.

This doesn't work unless I manually click on the "Sent Items" folder of my Gmail account on the left sidebar. Then it contacts the server to check for contents of my online sent folder, THEN applies the rules to copy it to my local sent folder. For some reason the files are not automatically downloaded?

As an aside, I tried the method outlined here, but it's nebulous and doesn't clearly explain which accounts I need to set under the rule: 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2007-outlook/sent-items-from-my-gmail-are-displayed-in-inbox-of/a3f7e99e-6b0b-4ab9-8d32-f39e1597cf0e

An these solutions do not work for me because I want a copy on BOTH the server AND my computer:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/livemail-sync/how-to-synchronize-sent-mails-through-windows-live/0a9db811-5378-44f3-9099-d1180e5a6a10

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2011-macoutlook/how-do-you-get-sent-messages-to-save-to-the-sent/0172a460-42ee-4823-9a10-e7b24b87a893

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!