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Creating an E-Mail Account
Using Gmail
Objectives:
What is e-mail
Why use e-mail
Create an e-mail account
E-mail is short for electronic mail.
It is the exchange of electronic messages and computer files between computers that are connected to the internet.
What is e-mail
Cheaper and faster than a letter and less intrusive than a phone call
Pay bills online
Apply for jobs online
Make purchases online
Reasons to create an e-mail account
Getting started
Address box
Click once in the address box and type: www.google.com.
Click “Gmail” located at the top of the web page.
Click “Create an account” in the lower right hand corner of the screen
Select a language
Type inside the fields to the left
Depending on how much anonymity you want to preserve, you may want to base your username on your real name or a familiar nickname, or use a alias which you do not use elsewhere. If you do not use your real name, you should pick a username that you are comfortable with, but also one that is not offensive to others.
Password may consist of numbers, letters or a combination of both. Retype your login name to confirm it.
Uncheck the checkmark
Click the down arrow and select a security question, incase you forget your password.
Type the answer to your security question
Leave field blank
In the field to the left, type in the characters you see above the field… “pleduri”
Check the information you’ve entered above.
Read the terms and conditions then click “I accept. Create my account.”
Click here
How to read your e-mails
Click on the label message list also known as an e-mail to read messages.
Click here
Compose an e-mail
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1. Enter the e-mail address of the person receiving the e-mail
2. Enter a subject
3. Type your message here. Be sure to space your words.
4. Click “Send” to send your e-mail.
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