Create a Google Account

Create a Google Account

What We'll Learn

• 1. Understand why you need a Google Account

  2. Create a secure online Google Account

Why You Need On-line Accounts

When you are on the Internet, you are using programs and accessing information on other computers. In order to identify you, and let you store and manage information on the Internet, you need to have an account with whoever is providing you the service. For example, to use email, you have to setup an email account. Your account name and password let you securely access and store your information on the internet computers that manage your email.

Why a Google Account

• 1. in the upper right, then select Settings.

  2. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.

  3. From the first drop-down menu in the "Forwarding" section, select 'Add new email address.'

  4. Enter the email address to which you'd like your messages forwarded.

  5. For your security, a verification message is sent to that email address.

  6. Open your forwarding email account, and find the confirmation message from the Gmail team.

  7. Click the verification link in that email.

  8. Back in your Gmail account, select the 'Forward a copy of incoming mail to...' option and select your forwarding address from the drop-down menu.

  9. Select the action you'd like your messages to take from the drop-down menu. We recommend you choose to Archive Gmail's copy of the message.

  10. Click Save Changes.

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