Using Google Groups as Email Lists allows you to create an email list on Google Groups. The key steps are: 1. Create a Google Group by logging into Gmail and going to groups.google.com. 2. Enter your group name, email address, description, and select "Email List" as the type. 3. Set permissions to allow all members to view, post, and join. 4. Invite people by entering their email addresses separated by commas and including an invitation message. 5. The group email can now be used to email the list and members can reply or post using the same address.

1. Using Google Groups
as Email Lists
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2. 1. You must have a Gmail Account. Login to Gmail and type groups.google.com in your browser
Go to groups.google.com

3. 2. On the button ‘Create group’ , Click on it
Click Group button

4. 3. Enter your Group/Email list details..Name, Email address (e.g. will be [yourgroup]@googlegroups.com),
description, Language, Type (Please select Email List)
Set your group
email
Set your group
type to email list

5. 4. Set other options. Permissions (Set to..View – all members, Post – All members, Join – Anyone can ask)
Change permissions
settings as shown

6. 5. Verify you are human (To avoid spam) – Enter characters/Numbers provided with no spaces

7. 6. Verify you are human (To avoid spam) – Enter characters/Numbers provided with no spaces
Enter characters in the
captcha verification tool

8. 7. Welcome message – Options to Invite, change or customize settings, Add new topic/email
Select Option
‘Invite People’

9. 8. Invite people – Enter email addresses separated by commas including the invitation message
Enter emails to invite
separated by commas

10. 9. Invite people – Go to top of page and send invites using button shown below
Click invite button

11. 10. Direct Add Members – Go to Left sidebar, click ‘direct add members’
Note Carefully, Change email
subscription to ‘All email’ for
a directly added member for
them to receive their emails

12. 11. Showing directly Adding a Member – You add more than one email separating them by commas
Note Carefully, Change email
subscription to ‘All email’ for
a directly added member for
them to receive emails

13. 12. Join Request on the Sidebar – Shows people who have asked to join the group, gives option to accept/reject
them.
Menu to check ‘Join requests’

14. 13. Group’s Email Options – Options on how to send email to group and also adding group header [xx]
Text/Settings that will
appear on your email header
or footer

15. 14. Viewing of All Group members – Click side bar, ‘All members’ To go to your group and change settings
remember to login to Gmail and the go to the url ‘groups.google.com’ on another tab.
Members Menu
Now you can email to your group/list by using the group
email you have created xyz@googlegroups.com and other
members can also use the same email to reply or post
messages.
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