How to Use Gmail

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When you first sign up for Gmail, it can be very intimidating. But with the help of this article, you will have no more problems with Gmail.

• Steps

1. Send an Email:
   
   
   • Click "Compose Mail". It is to the left, under the Gmail logo.
   • Enter in the email address of who you'd like to send the message to, (example: wikiHow@asite.com). Do this in the "To:" text box.
   • Enter a subject. This isn't required, but if you don't enter a subject, there will be a pop up before you send it saying: "Send this message without a subject?" as a reminder.
   • Type up your message. If you don't enter a message, a pop up will come up asking you if you'd like to send this message without a body.
2. 
   
   
   Changing the Style of Text:
   
   
   • You can change the style of text by pressing the buttons under the "Attach a File" link. You can have bold, italic, underlined, large, medium, or small font. You can also change the font. Experiment with the different buttons. By clicking the "T" with the highlighter next to it, you can keep the colour of the text the same while highlighting it in any colour you'd like. You can also change the colour of the actual text.
   • To make a link, highlight a word, and click the blue chain. Then you enter in the website you'd like it to link to in the pop up.
   • Quote something by clicking the quotation marks.
   • Disable your formats by clicking the "Plain Text" button. This will remove any formats you've specified.
3. Chatting:
   
   
   
   • Sign into AIM on Gmail by clicking "Options" on the chatbox to the left. You can either sign into AIM, or sign into Gmail chat. You can only chat with other people who are currently on Gmail if you sign into Gmail chat. If you sign into AIM, you can view your buddy list, and chat with anyone, regardless of whether they have a Gmail account or not.
   • Change your status by clicking the "Set Status Here" button in the chatbox. Then you can enter what you're doing in the text box.
   • Add chat buddies from Gmail to your chat box by sending an email to them. This will automatically add them to the chat list.
4. Iniviting Friends to Gmail:
   
   
   
   • Click the "Invite a Friend" box to send invites to your friends. You have fifty invites to send. You don't need to send them all, however. To invite a friend, simply enter in their email address in the text box. You can preview the message to see what your friend will recieve by clicking "Preview".
5. Archiving:
   
   
   
   • Select the checkbox on a message. Then click the "Archive" button next to "Report as Spam". This will archive your message, and prevent it from being deleted.
   • Select "All Mail" to view your archived messages. This will show all messages. To undo an archive, drag the archived message into the trash. If not deleted manually, the message will be deleted automatically within thirty days.
6. Contact List:
   
   
   
   • Click "Contacts" on the lower left to view your contact list. You can either add contacts while at the list or simply send a message to the person. The email will automatically be saved as a contact if you send a message to him/her.
   • Add a contact manually by clicking the plus sign with one person behind it. Gmail will ask for information on your contact as soon as you do this.
   • Add a group by clicking the plus sign with two people, next to the plus sign with one person. A pop up will come up asking you what you'd like to name the group.
   • Edit a contact by selecting one, and clicking the edit button to the right. Delete one by clicking the "Delete" button with a trash can while the contact is selected. To delete a group, select the group, and click the "Delete Group" button.
7. Gmail News:
   
   
   
   • Gmail automatically gives you links to the latest news. To view the news, look to the right of the "Compose Mail" button. To go through the provided stories, click the ">" button to the right of the story. It should say "Web Clip" next to the arrow. You can also view previous news by pressing the "<" button.
8. Search Your Mail:
   
   
   
   • Find an email by searching for it in the text box to the right of the Gmail logo. This is a good tool to use if you have a lot of emails.
   • Search the web with this box by clicking the "Search the Web" button to the right of the "Search Mail" button.

• Tips

1. Gmail allows you to undo many things, and you can set it to undo emails (a few seconds after you send them).
2. Remember that you can go through the news stories Gmail provides you with.
3. Don't feel a need to send all of your Gmail invitations, because you don't have to.

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