How to Send an Email

Open Gmail.

Click the Compose button in the upper-left side of your Gmail inbox.

In the To or Recipients text box at the top of the New Message window, type the name or email address of the person to whom you want to send your email.

Click the Subject text field, then type in whatever you want the subject of the email to be.
Note: This should only be a few words that summarize what the email is about!

The body of the email goes in the large box below the subject. This is where the actual content of the email will go. Please be as thorough and as clear as you need to be so that the recipient can clearly understand what you are saying. 

The body of the email should usually begin with the name of the person the email is addressed to.

After the body of your email, close your email by typing your name.

If you would like to attach a file to your email:

• To attach a file from your computer:

  • Click the Paperclip icon at the bottom

    1. Navigate to the desired file

    2. Click on the file, then click Open

• To attach a file from your Google Drive:

  • Click on the Google Drive icon at the bottom

    1. Navigate to the desired file

    2. Click on the file, then click Insert

To send the email, click the Send button