This document provides instructions for creating and using a Gmail email account. It explains the basic components of an email address and walks through the steps to set up a Gmail account. These include entering personal information, choosing a username, setting a security question, and accepting terms of service. Finally, it outlines the basic functions for sending, replying to, forwarding, deleting, and attaching files to emails through Gmail.

1. An Introduction To Web Based Email Gmail Basics

2. What is Email? Electronic format – send & receive mail Servers – Local Post Office Account + Access Yahoo - web based

3. Understanding Your E-mail Address [email_address] 4 Parts to email address : User Name – Post Office Box Number @ - Means: Internet Address Server – Post Office Password – Key to the Box

4. Sample email addresses: [email_address] [email_address] [email_address]

5. Step 1: Go to: http://www.gmail.com

6. Step 2: Click on “Create an account”

7. Step 3: Fill out the required information

8. Step 4: Check your username’s availability

9. Step 5: Put your security question in place

10. Step 5: Type the characters

11. Step 6: Accept the Terms of Services and create your account

12. Step 7: Click “Show me my account”

13. Your New Gmail Account Compose Messages Here Pick Up Messages Here: Click on the Subject Line to see the message: Eg: “Access Gmail on your mobile phone”, or “Import your contacts and old email”

14. To SEND a message 1. Enter your recipient’s email 2. Enter a subject 3. Type your message here 4. Click Send

15. 1. Hit Reply 2. Type your recipient’s email address 3. Type your message 4. Click send To REPLY to a message

16. 1. Click Forward 2. Type your recipient’s email address 3. Type any additional message 4. Click send To FORWARD a message

17. 1. Click the arrow on the message you want to delete 2. Click Delete this message To DELETE a message

18. 1. Click the delete button at the top To DELETE a conversation

19. 1. Click the “Sign Out” link at the top To SIGN OUT of Gmail

20. 1. Click “Attach A File” (Shown here as “Attach Another File)” To ATTACH a file to a message 2. Click Browse 3. Find Your File (Try your “Desktop” or “My Documents”) – Items on a Flash drive are kept in the E: Drive Under “My Computer” 4. Click Open

21. 1. Click on the link that says “Settings” To CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD 2. Click on the link that says “Accounts” 3. Click on the link that says “Google Account Settings” Slide 1

22. 1. Click on the link that says “Change Password” To CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD Slide 2