CREATE A GMAIL ACCOUNT

Gmail (pronounced Gee-mail) is a free Web-based e-mail service currently being tested at Google that provides users with a gigabyte of storage for messages and provides the ability to search for specific messages. The Gmail program also automatically organizes successively related messages into a conversational thread.

HOW TO CREATE A GMAIL ACCOUNT

 1  CLICK HERE TO CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT

CONTINUE TO THE GMAIL SIGN UP PAGE

 2  WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE SIGNUP PAGE, FILL IN THE FIELDS

Start by filling in your first and last name 

Your username is going to become your email address (e.g. msailushamusengi@gmail.com). Be aware of the fact that a lot of usernames are already taken, so you might have to come up with a new one if you can’t register the one you want. (If it’s taken, you’ll see a message: “That username is taken. Try another.”

Choose a password (Use at least 8 characters)

Fill in your birthdate

Choose your gender

Mobile phone number is optional, but I believe it’s very important to fill it in. Why? Well, if one day you forget your password, this is an easy recover method to access your profile.

Your current email address has the same purpose as the mobile phone number. In case you forget your password one day (or if it was hacked), this second email address can save you.

Location is already filled in, based on where your IP address is located

Choose ‘Next step’ when you’re ready

 3  SCROLL DOWN THE PRIVACY TERMS PAGE UNTI

 THE ‘I AGREE’ BUTTON TURNS BLUE, THEN CLICK IT.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME

We have now created our own Gmail account and email address. At the same time, you’ve also created a new Google Account, so you can also have access to other Google products such as Google Maps and Youtube.

When you move on to your inbox, you can read received emails or you can click on Compose (in the upper left corner) to send a new email