HOW TO SET UP GMAIL Account
(Free email account) & Forwarding Instructions (Repost from March 2012)
Click below to go to GMail
GMail
Click on: Create Account (top right hand corner)
Complete the Info requested on the screen:
You will pick a username for your account here - and password (Remember these two)
(You do NOT have to enter correct information for any of the other fields if you choose not to & You do NOT have to enter your secondary email address here either)
AGREE TO TERMS
CLICK NEXT STEP
SKIP THE PROFILE (unless you want to set it up) and Click NEXT
Click on CONTINUE TO GMAIL Your GMail account is now ready to use..
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR GMAIL FORWARDED TO YOUR REGULAR EMAIL ACCOUNT (so you only have to use your current email account and not log into GMail) FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:
On top right of page: Grey box that looks like a wheel (this is the Settings Tab)
Choose SETTINGS from the drop down menu
Click on: Forwarding & POP/IMAP tab
Click on: Add a forwarding address
Click on: Forward a copy of Incoming Mail
Enter the email address you want to receive all gmail emails sent to you
(For example: when I set up my gmail accounts, I forward a copy to my aol account so ALL emails that come in to my gmail account are AUTOMATICALLY forwarded to my main email)
Which means I do NOT have to log into Gmail to get my email.
SAVE CHANGES
A confirmation code email will be sent to the email you entered
Go to your email and click on the link that says ALLOW TO FORWARD
Then go back to your NEW GMail account and Again Click on Forwarding & POP/IMAP
Click on Forward a copy to email
Click on SAVE CHANGES
ALL DONE..
(Free email account) & Forwarding Instructions (Repost from March 2012)
Click below to go to GMail
GMail
Click on: Create Account (top right hand corner)
Complete the Info requested on the screen:
You will pick a username for your account here - and password (Remember these two)
(You do NOT have to enter correct information for any of the other fields if you choose not to & You do NOT have to enter your secondary email address here either)
AGREE TO TERMS
CLICK NEXT STEP
SKIP THE PROFILE (unless you want to set it up) and Click NEXT
Click on CONTINUE TO GMAIL Your GMail account is now ready to use..
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR GMAIL FORWARDED TO YOUR REGULAR EMAIL ACCOUNT (so you only have to use your current email account and not log into GMail) FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:
On top right of page: Grey box that looks like a wheel (this is the Settings Tab)
Choose SETTINGS from the drop down menu
Click on: Forwarding & POP/IMAP tab
Click on: Add a forwarding address
Click on: Forward a copy of Incoming Mail
Enter the email address you want to receive all gmail emails sent to you
(For example: when I set up my gmail accounts, I forward a copy to my aol account so ALL emails that come in to my gmail account are AUTOMATICALLY forwarded to my main email)
Which means I do NOT have to log into Gmail to get my email.
SAVE CHANGES
A confirmation code email will be sent to the email you entered
Go to your email and click on the link that says ALLOW TO FORWARD
Then go back to your NEW GMail account and Again Click on Forwarding & POP/IMAP
Click on Forward a copy to email
Click on SAVE CHANGES
ALL DONE..
