Gmail: Setting Up a Gmail Account - GCFGlobal

Go to www.gmail.com. · Click Create account. · The sign-up form will appear. · Next, enter your phone number to verify your account. · You will receive a text ... Gmail:SettingUpaGmailAccount 55e878f42c9aff7420c71222 55e0738f7dd48174331f5194 Lesson2:SettingUpaGmailAccount /en/gmail/introduction-to-gmail/content/ Introduction SettingupaGmailaccountiseasy.YouwillbeginbycreatingaGoogleaccount,andduringthequicksign-upprocessyouwillchooseyourGmailaccountname.Inthislesson,we'llshowyouhowtosetupyourGoogleaccountforGmail,addandeditcontacts,andedityourmailsettings. SettingupaGmailaccount TocreateaGmailaddress,you'llfirstneedtocreateaGoogleaccount.GmailwillredirectyoutotheGoogleaccountsign-uppage.You'llneedtoprovidesomebasicinformationlikeyourname,birthdate,gender,andlocation.YouwillalsoneedtochooseanameforyournewGmailaddress.Onceyoucreateanaccount,you'llbeabletostartaddingcontactsandadjustingyourmailsettings. Tocreateanaccount: Gotowww.gmail.com.ClickCreateaccount.Thesign-upformwillappear.Followthedirectionsbyenteringtherequiredinformation.Next,enteryourphonenumbertoverifyyouraccount.Googleusesatwo-stepverificationprocessforyoursecurity. YouwillreceiveatextmessagefromGooglewithaverificationcode.Enterthecodetocompletetheaccountverification.Next,youwillseeaformtoentersomeofyourpersonalinformation,likeyournameandbirthday.ReviewGoogle'sTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicy,thenclickIagree.Youraccountwillbecreated. Justlikewithanyonlineservice,it'simportanttochooseastrongpassword—inotherwords,onethatisdifficultforsomeoneelsetoguess.Formoreinformation,reviewourlessononcreatingstrongpasswords. Signingintoyouraccount Whenyoufirstcreateyouraccount,youwillbeautomaticallysignedin.Mostofthetime,however,you'llneedtosignintoyouraccountandsignoutwhenyou'redonewithit.Signingoutisespeciallyimportantifyou'reusingasharedcomputer(forexample,atalibraryoroffice)becauseitpreventsothersfromviewingyouremails. Tosignin: Gotowww.gmail.com.Typeyourusername(youremailaddress)andpassword,thenclickNext. Tosignout: Inthetop-rightcornerofthepage,locatethecirclethathasyourfirstinitial(ifyou'vealreadyselectedanavatarimage,itwillshowtheimageinstead).Tosignout,clickthecircleandselectSignout. Mailsettings Occasionally,youmaywanttomakeadjustmentstoGmail'sappearanceorbehavior.Forexample,youcouldcreateasignatureorvacationreply,edityourlabels,orchangethetheme.Theseadjustmentscanbemadefromyourmailsettings. Toaccessyourmailsettings: Clickthegeariconinthetop-rightcornerofthepage,thenselectSettings.Fromhere,youcanclickanyofthecategoriesatthetoptoeditthedesiredsettings. Addingcontacts Likeallmajoremailproviders,Gmailletsyoukeepanaddressbookofcontactssoyoudon'thavetomemorizeeveryone'semailaddresses.Youcanalsoaddothercontactinformation,likephonenumbers,birthdays,andphysicaladdresses. Toaddacontact: ClicktheGoogleappsbutton.ClicktheContactsbuttoninthedrop-downmenu.Yourcontactsscreenwillappear.ClicktheAddnewcontactbuttoninthelower-rightcorner.Enterthecontactinformation,thenclickSave. Toeditacontact: IntheGoogleappsdrop-downmenu,selectContacts.Locatethecontactyouwanttoedit,thenclickEditContact.Youcannowmakeanychangesyouwanttothecontact. Bydefault,whenyousendanemailtoanewaddress,Gmailaddstheaddresstoyourcontacts.Youcanthengotoyourcontactstoedittheperson'sinformationasneeded. Importingmailandcontacts Youmayalreadyhaveacontactlistfromanotheremailaddress,anditwouldbealotofworktore-enterallofthisinformationmanually.Gmailallowsyoutoimportyourcontactsfromanotheremailaccount,andyoucanevenimportallofyouremailmessagesfromthataccount.Severalemailprovidersaresupported,includingYahoo!,Hotmail,andAOL. Toaddotheraccounts: Clickthegeariconinthetop-rightcornerofthepage,thenselectSettings.GotoAccountsandclickAddamailaccount.Youcanthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoimportyourmail. Challenge! IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGmailaccount,createone.OpenGmail.NavigatetoyourGmailsettings.SetyourpreferencesinyourGmailsettings.Addanewcontact.Youcaneitheraddoneyoualreadyknow,orifyou'dlikeyoucancreateonewiththefollowinginformation:Name:JuliaFilloryEmail:[email protected] Continue Previous:IntroductiontoGmail Next:SendingEmail /en/gmail/sending-email/content/