Can you imagine what life would be like without email? A real delay, truth? Communication would take months to arrive and the conventional postal system would collapse, Thanks to the Internet and email, the whole story changed.
The arrival of the Internet managed to break borders and make information we all have access to it with just a couple of clicks, and part of this link is provided by email. A tool created to communicate in seconds with any recipient, no matter where you are.
Email allows you to send and receive text messages, as well as digital files, thus making communication more direct and immediate, facilitating all day-to-day activities. One of these emails we have is Gmail, but what is gmail? What are their characteristics? How can it be installed on the computer? We clarify these questions in the following lines.
What is Gmail?
Gmail is a type of email service that travels over the Internet. It belongs to Google Company, Inc y you can install them on your devices for free. Contributes to effective communication between people both in the business and personal fields. Gmail is in high demand for its ease of access and for allowing customization of the presentation of your mail.
What is Gmail for?
Gmail is not only used to send and receive messages or files that maintain a more effective communication at any time of the day, It also allows you to affiliate all Google services acquired by logging in with the same username and password, becoming an integrated whole.
What are the features of Gmail?
- Anti-SPAM message filter.
- Message tagging.
- customizable interface.
- Laboratory setup.
- email organizer.
- Hangout and GTalk messaging.
- Encryption on the account and page with SSL.
- 40 available languages to choose.
- Available for mobile devices.
- Does not read files from “Open document”.
- Attachment capacity of 25 MB.
- 15GB storage capacity.
- Has a text message search engine.
- Access to create corporate Gmail accounts.
- Integration to Android and IOS mobile phones.
- HTML-based interface, CSS y API Material Design.
- It is compatible with the following browsers: Internet Explorer, Safari, K-Meleon, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, AOL, Kongueror and Google Chrome.
How to create a Gmail account?
With everything you've read, you will want to create your own Gmail account and start enjoying this service right now. We tell you step by step how to do it, it is so simple that you can install it as soon as you finish reading. Let's see:
- The first thing you should do is enter Google as you normally do..
- A blue box will appear at the top right where it says: “Start section”.
- Once you click on it, a box will appear that says “Google, log in, use your google account … Create an account”.
- Clicking, another box appears that says “Google, create your google account” where do they ask you: Name, Surnames, Username … @ Gmail.com; here you can write your email address in letters, numbers and punctuation marks (.). Then they ask you for a password and confirmation; matching letters, numbers and punctuation marks.
- Once all this information has been filled in, you give the option “Next” located in the lower right. We recommend this option “Next” and not the “Login account instead” Why? Because in “Next” They will ask you for other very important information to recover your password in case you forget it, if you don't fill it out there will be no way to get it back.
- Clicking “Next”, it will go to another box where it will ask for your phone number. You will notice the flag of your country on the left side.
- Enter your mobile phone number and you press “Next” again.
- Your phone will immediately receive a verification code that you must enter in the box “Google, Verify your number”, write it down and click “To check” In the bottom right.
- Another box appears where it says: “Google, welcome to google”. It's here you will notice that your email address is written, phone number (no one will be able to see the phone number. It is only taken for security measures).
- In the same box they ask you to write an alternate email where can you access, This is in case of security or password recovery in case you forget it and do not have your mobile phone at hand.
- Beneath you ask for the date of your birthday: day, month and year.
- They ask you about the gender with four options: Woman, Man, I'd rather not say it and Personalized. If you choose the last option “Personalized”, he will ask you again: “What is your gender?” and three options appear: Woman, Man, Others. Once the gender is defined, you can click “Next”.
- Another box appears that says “Google, take advantage of your number”. This part is very interesting, in which you must choose carefully and aware of what it implies, since if you want to add your phone number to this account you can use it in all the services provided by Google. Read the terms carefully:
- Receive messages and video calls. With this option, people who have your number can contact you through Google services, such as: messaging and video calling apps.
- Have Google services, like the ads you see, are more relevant to you. This is that Google will use your number to send you ads from companies that already have it (as products or promotions), with the security of not revealing your number to these companies.
- Once these terms are clarified they give you these four options verbatim:
- Don't add my number.
- Add the number only to improve account security.
- Add my number to improve account security and video calls, but not for use by other Google services, as relevant ads.
- Yes, add my number for use by all Google services, including my account protection, the most relevant video calls and ads.
Even with what you have chosen, you can change your number, change the usage option or remove it at any time later.
- When you choose you can click finish, Google presents a final table with the words “Privacy and conditions”, when you read them you give them to accept and voila! You already have your Gmail email account set up to access and use whenever you want.
You already saw how to create your Gmail account and you know part of the great utilities that this service offers you, considering also that has the support of one of the largest Internet platforms such as Google. Open your email now, customize it your way and start enjoying all the innovative benefits designed exclusively for people like you.
