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Beginning Gmail Handout 1

Gmail is a free email service by Google that offers features like spam filtering, conversation view, built-in chat, and the ability to call phone numbers. Users can navigate the Gmail interface to access their inbox and other Google services, and they can easily sign in and out of their accounts. Additionally, Gmail allows users to import contacts and emails from other email providers, streamlining the transition to its platform.

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Beginning Gmail Handout 1

Gmail is a free email service by Google that offers features like spam filtering, conversation view, built-in chat, and the ability to call phone numbers. Users can navigate the Gmail interface to access their inbox and other Google services, and they can easily sign in and out of their accounts. Additionally, Gmail allows users to import contacts and emails from other email providers, streamlining the transition to its platform.

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Introduction to Gmail

Gmail is a free email service provided by Google. In many ways, Gmail is like any other email
service: You can send and receive emails, block spam, create an address book, and perform
other basic email tasks. But it also has some more unique features that help make it one of the
most popular online email services.

Gmail features
Gmail offers several useful features to make your email experience as smooth as possible,
including:
 Spam filtering. Spam is another name for junk email. Gmail uses advanced technologies
to keep spam out of your inbox. Most spam is automatically sent to a separate spam
folder, and after 30 days it is deleted.
 Conversation View. An email conversation occurs whenever you send emails back and
forth with another person (or a group of people), often about a specific topic or event.
Gmail groups these emails together by default, which keeps your inbox more organized.
 Built-in chat. Instead of sending an email, you can send someone an instant message or
use the voice and video chat feature if your computer has a microphone and/or
webcam.
 Call Phone. This feature is similar to voice chat, except that it allows you to dial an
actual phone number to call any phone in the world. It's free to make a call to
anywhere in the United States or Canada, and you can make calls to other countries at
relatively low rates.

Get to know the Gmail interface


When you're working with Gmail, you'll primarily be using the main Gmail interface. This
window contains your inbox, and it allows you to navigate to your contacts, mail settings, and
more. Also, if you use other Google services like YouTube or Calendar, you'll be able to access
them from the top of the Gmail window.
Signing in to your account
When you first create your account, you will be automatically signed in. Most of the time,
however, you'll need to sign in to your account and sign out when you're done with it. Signing
out is especially important if you're using a shared computer (for example, at a library or office)
because it prevents others from viewing your emails.
To sign in:
1. Go to www.gmail.com.
2. Type your user name (your email address) and password, then click Next.
To sign out:
In the top-right corner of the page, locate the circle that has your first initial (if you've already
selected an avatar image, it will show the image instead). To sign out, click the circle and select
Sign out.

Importing mail and contacts


You may already have a contact list from another email address, and it would be a lot of work
to re-enter all of this information manually. Gmail allows you to import your contacts from
another email account, and you can even import all of your email messages from that account.
Several email providers are supported, including Yahoo!, Hotmail, and AOL.
To add other accounts:
1. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page, then select Settings.
2. Go to Accounts and click Add a mail account. You can then follow the instructions on
the screen to import your mail.

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