DELSA - Digital Empowerment for Digitally Upskilling Adults

Setting up an E-mail

What I need for this unit?Click to read

A Computer, Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone.

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Creating an E-mail AccountClick to read

•One of the first uses of the internet was simply sending messages from one computer to another and for a number of years this was the most used feature of the Internet.

•This feature is called E-mail (electronic mail).

•In this exercise we will use the E-mail function on Google (Gmail). The first step is to create an E-mail account.

Step 1: Click on the Start Button & click on the Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Navigate to the Google Website.

Step 3: Click on the Gmail link in Google Gmail

The Gmail screen opens & offers two options:

1.Create An Account

2.Sign in with Username & Password

Step 4:

Click on Create an Account at the top right of the screen

•You will need to enter personal information on the following screen before using Gmail.

•Decide on a few email addresses you would like to use, your first preference may not be available.

•The next page lists the information required to sign up.

•Fill in the information as described on the next page & them click I accept.

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How to set up an Email?Click to read

Open Google & then click on Gmail.

Your screen should look like this:

Then click on Gmail. This screen

Opens. Click on the hyperlink Create

an Account:

Complete all sections & click on Next Step.

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Setting up an EmailClick to read

Note: When choosing a password it should contain letters, numbers,& symbols & should be

At least 8 characters long.

Click on I Accept button to create your Account Once you create an account, you’ll be able to start Sending messages to your family & Friends Already using Gmail.

Note: When you successfully create your account, the following screen appears.

•In the next section we will send and receive emails, for the moment we will logout of Gmail & then log in again.

•Click on your email address at the top right of the screen.

•Click on Sign Out.

•You are returned to the login screen.

•You will now practise logging in to Gmail from the start.

•Shut down the Internet Explorer & start again

•Go to www.google.ie & click on Gmail.

Type your email address & password & click on Sign In.

You are now logged into Gmail.

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Composing an E-mailClick to read

In this exercise you will create & send an email, receive an email & reply to the received email.

1.Start Internet Explorer, go to www.google.ie and log in to your Gmail account

2.Click on Compose at the top left of the screen