Prepare to set up you new Gmail Account

What email are you using?Software Program Name

Owned by Software Location

Outlook Express Microsoft On Your ComputerMail Apple On Your ComputerAOL Control Video Corp

Time Warner? 1st On Your ComputerNow=Web based.

Yahoo Mail Publicly traded company

On the Web

Gmail Google On the Web

What is a User Name?A User Name is also referred to as:

Log On NameUser IDEmail nameAccount nameAnd others

For the purposed of this presentation, User Name will be that part of your email address before the @ sign.

kleind123

@gmail.com

Steps For Choosing A User NameYour User Name must be unique

This means that no two people at Gmail have identical user names..

If your first choice of a user name is already taken by another Gmail user, have a second, and third name ready to try during account setup.

Choose wisely. Once your account is set up you cannot change your username.

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Steps For Choosing A User NameYour User Name should be easy to type.Your User Name should be easy for you and

others to remember.Consider that your User Name is one of the

first things others will know about you. What sort of message do you wish to send?

loverboy@gmail.com?hotmama@gmail.com?newbie@gmail.com?

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Steps For Choosing A User NameRestrictions

Some names are "reserved". The following cannot be used as usernames: names of existing users titles of certain pages on this site, such as Google

Mail, User, Logon, etc. etc. User names cannot consist entirely of digits User names cannot begin with space or underscore User names cannot contain any of these characters:

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Choose a User NameUser Names are not case sensitive. They can

contain upper and or lower case letters. With Gmail it does not make any difference

Remember, the letter “O” and the number zero “0” can be confusing in an email address.

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Do it: Write down a couple of user names that you want to try when you set up your new Gmail account

Choose a PasswordRemember: You want to keep your password

“secret”. Do not share it with anyone.YOU must remember your password. To a limited

extent, Gmail may be able to help you “remember” your password, but they cannot “see” your password.

Your Gmail password IS CASE SENSITIVE!!Your Gmail password must be at least eight (8)

characters in length.Your Gmail password should be a combination of

letters, numbers and special characters.

Choose a PasswordDo it!! Write down a password with at least

eight (8) characters.It should be easy for you to remember.