How to create Email at Gmail.com and Yahoo.com

1. Email Creation Gmail/Yahoo

2.  Send & receive
digital messages
and content over
the internet
 Productivity Tool
Calendar
Address book
 Web-based email
can be accessd
anytime & anywhere

3.  Format:
◦ Username
◦ @
◦ Provider’s domain
◦ Ex. peter101@yahoo.com
 Free Email Account
Providers:
◦ Yahoo
◦ Microsoft’s Hotmail
◦ Google’s Gmail

4. Setting up a Gmail Account
 Go to: www.gmail.com
 Click here to Create your Account
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5. Creating a Gmail Account
 Enter a password
 Enter or choose a security question or write your own.
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6. Creating a Gmail Account
 Type in your birthdate month/day/year
 Type in the word in the “word verification” box
 Click on the I accept. Create my account button
 You can either use Google as your home page or
a tab on your home page
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7. Creating a Gmail Account
 Congratulations
 Click on Show me my account
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8. Gmail Inbox for your Account
 Notice the 3 email from Google in your inbox
 3 tutorials explaining some of the features of Gmail.
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9.  Click on “New” or
“Compose”
 Contacts
◦ Like an address book
◦ Contains email
addresses & contact
information

10.  Subject:
◦ Brief description
 CC (Carbon Copy)
◦ To include other people in
an email message
 BC (Blind Carbon Copy)
◦ Addresses will not be visible
to other parties.
 Attachments
◦ Attach or Upload files
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11.  Draft:
◦ Save it to send later
 Send
◦ Only click on when
the message is
complete and ready
to go.
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12. Inbox
Shows all incoming mail you have
received
 Click on the email to read it.
 All unread emails are usually marked
in bold text
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13.  Reply
◦ When you want to respond to
an email
◦ New window will appear to
compose your message
 Reply All
◦ The message will be sent to
all parties in the email.
◦ **Caution** Always check the
“To” box before hitting the
“send” button to avoid
embarrassment of sending it
to the wrong people.
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14.  Forward
◦ Share an email
message with
another individual
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15.  Spam
◦ Carries viruses and
fraudulent scams
◦ Do NOT open it
 Move it to the Spam Folder
 Do NOT open files with a
attachment that has a file
extension ending in:
◦ .exe
◦ .zip
◦ .scr
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16.  Folders or Labels
◦ Allow you to organize
your emails for
quicker reference.
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17.  Deleted Items
◦ To delete click on the
“Delete” Command
◦ Once it is deleted from
the trash folder “it’s
gone”
 Trash Folder
◦ Items in the trash folder
are accessible
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18.  Email Do’s:
◦ Keep emails clear and
concise
◦ Use a relevant subject
line
◦ Add a greeting and
closing line to your
email
 "Dear Angela”
 Closing
Sincerely
Thanks
 Followed by your name
Be aware of your tone
in your email
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19.  Check your email
before sending
◦ Check it for spelling and
grammar errors
◦ Check the content and
wording
 Check your recipients
◦ To
◦ CC
◦ BCC
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20.  Email Don’ts
◦ Don’t use caps lock
◦ An overlong
signature
◦ Don’t use hard-to-
read fonts or colors
 Don't overuse Reply to
All
 Don't try to cover too
many topics
 Don't forward chain
emails
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21.  Professionalism
◦ Not too informal
◦ No profanity
◦ Never convey anger
 Always read your emails
before sending
◦ Don’t discuss confidential
information
 Think before you send!
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22.  Businesses today are
monitoring
 Don’t use your work
email to write anything
derogatory
 Social Media
◦ Is monitored
◦ Beware what you post
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23. Yahoo e-Mail Tutorial
1. Getting to Yahoo email
2. Starting Yahoo email
3. Creating an Account
4. Receiving emails
5. Creating an email
6. Sending an email
7. Settings and Sign Out

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Type www.yahoo.com.au into the address bar of your browser. This will
take you to the Yahoo site
Note: the address will appear as http://au.yahoo.com
Click on the either the “Yahoo7 Mail” button
or the "Mail" icon to begin
Getting To Yahoo Mail

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Starting Your Mail
If you have an
account, type
your ID and
password in here
and then click the
“Sign In” button
If you do NOT
have an account,
click on the
“Create New
Account” button
Make sure you
have the “Stay
signed in” box
UNCHECKED
– especially if
you are using a
public
computer

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Creating an Account (1)
Fill in the required information
Tip: Use the TAB key on the keyboard to
move to the next box – this way you will not
miss anything
1. Click in the box and type in your
first name. Then, in the next box,
type your last name: Tip: for security
reasons do not use your real surname –
instead, use the first 3 or 4 letters or make
something up
2. Select and type in a Login Name -
this will be your Yahoo identity and
will form part of your email address
3. Then click on the “Check”
button

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It is possible that the name you
have chosen may be unavailable
If it is not available you can either:
a) choose one of the suggested
names by clicking on the name
or
b) try typing another name
Tip: choose carefully because this will be
the name of your email address
Click the “Check” button again
until you find an available name
Creating an Account (2)

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Here we have tried a few
alternatives until we have
found the name “petbur15”
to be available
4. You will now need to
create a password for
your account
Tip: try to think of a
password that you will easily
remember
Creating an Account (3)

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You will need to type a password
with a minimum of 6 characters,
preferably a combination of letters
and numbers.
For security purposes, the characters
that you type will not be visible
Tip: write down your password straight away
so you don’t forget it
As you type your password, Google
will tell you whether your password is
weak or strong
5. You will need to re-type your
password to verify that you typed
it correctly the first time
Creating an Account (4)

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6. You will now have to establish two
security questions
This is required to recover either your
password or account name should
you ever forget either of these
Click on the “selector arrow” for
the drop down menu to appear
You can choose either a suggested
Security Question or you can write
your own question(s)
Creating an Account (5)

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Select the question you would
like to use by putting your
mouse pointer over the
suggested Security question
and then clicking the mouse
button
or
Click on the “Type your
question here” option and type
in your own question
Type the answers to your
security questions in each of
the “Your Answer” boxes
Creating an Account (6)

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7. You will need to complete
the Verification process
This is required to ensure that you
are actually a real person
completing the form
This involves typing the
distorted characters in the
image into the box beneath
Tip: Be careful to type the characters
correctly otherwise your submission
will be rejected and you may have to
fill the entire form again.
Click on “Audio
code” if you find
the writing too
hard to
understand
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Creating an Account (7)
8. Finally, when you are sure
everything is alright - click
the “Create My Account”
button

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If your application is rejected
like this example, don’t
worry. This often happens on
the first attempt. Yahoo will
highlight, in red writing, the
parts which need to be
corrected
The verification characters
are sometimes hard to
recognise. They are meant to
be difficult to recognise for
security reasons. Don’t worry,
just try typing them again.
Note: the verification characters will
change upon every re-try.
Creating an Account (8)

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This page reports back
all the information that
you have provided
CHECK IT
CAREFULLY
and make sure that you
have indeed typed what
you thought - especially
your Yahoo ID
When you are
satisfied that
everything is
correct, click on the
"Continue" buttonNote: your email address is
your_yahoo_id@yahoo.com.au
Creating an Account (9)
Uncheck this box if you
do not want to receive
advertising emails

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Click on "Inbox" to view a “list”
of emails you have received
These are
the emails
you have
received.
They can
be opened
by
clicking
on any of
the text
Note: any darkened text indicates that the email has
not yet been opened.
Receiving emails
This row of options will help
you “manage” your emails

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Click on the “Compose Message”
button to create a new email
Insert the Subject (or Title)
of your email in this space
Start writing your email by clicking in this area
Creating an email (1)

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Use the “Save as Draft” button if you
need to leave an unfinished email to
complete later
Use these buttons to format
your email
Click on “Attachments” to add
any documents you wish to send
with your email
Creating an email (2)
Click on “Check Spelling”
to word check your email

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Insert the email
address of the
person/s you wish
to send an email
Tip: Do this at the
very end to ensure
that you do not
accidentally send the
email before you have
finished
Click the “Send” button when you have
completed and checked everything
Sending an email
Use the “Cc” and
“Bcc” buttons to
add other
recipients for your
email

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It is wise to click on the "Sign Out"
option when you are certain you are
finished, especially if you are on a
public computer
Click on the “Options”
button to modify your email
settings
Settings and Sign Out

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41. Thanks
Md Amirul Islam Rajib
Managing Director, RangpurSoft.
Phone: +8801719421526,
President, Freelancer Association of Bangladesh, Rangpur
District.
www.facebook.com/RangpurSoft
Skype: Websolution.amirul
BASIS outsourcing Award winner 2012-2013,2013-2014.