First, open the Gmail app or website. It will bring you to a screen that looks like the image to the right.
Once you are on this screen Click on the Sign in icon on the top right hand corner.
Then a page that looks like to image to the right will appear.
This is the Sign in page, where you will type your Google email and password to login.
Once you are logged in, you should see a screen similar to this:
In the top left corner of the screen, click "compose".
This will bring up a smaller tab in the bottom right of the screen. Here you will be able to write and send the email.
In the top part that is labeled "To", this where you put in the name or email of the person you want to contact.
In the next section labeled "Subject", you will include a quick note that gives the receiver a general idea of what the email will be about. For example, if you are sending an email to your doctor about an upcoming appointment you need to cancel, the title of email could be "Appointment Cancellation".
Below the subject line in the blank space. This is where you will write the email you are wanting to send. Make sure to start the email with a salutation and end with a closing.
Once you are ready to send the email, you will click the blue button at the bottom of the screen that says "Send".