Send an Email Using Gmail

You can start sending emails to friends, family, and colleagues through Gmail by following a few simple steps. Once you’re logged in, clicking the “Compose” button in the upper-left of the screen will get you most of the way there!

Steps

Desktop

  1. Go to Gmail.com.
  2. Click Create account.
  3. Fill in the required fields. Hit Next when you’re done, and continue with the on-screen instructions to complete the sign-up process.
  4. Log into Gmail. Enter your username and password and click Sign in to sign into your Gmail account.
  5. Click Compose. You’ll find this button in the upper left corner of your screen, below the words “Google” and “Gmail.”
  6. Type in a recipient’s email address.
    • Enter a comma and type another email address if there's more than one person you want to send the email to.
  7. Click Subject.
  8. Enter a subject for your email.
  9. Type your message.
  10. Click the underlined A to the right of Send reveal the formatting bar. This menu bar can be used to underline, bold, italicize, and more.
    • Change the font by selecting the text, clicking Sans Serif, and choosing a new font from the list that appears.
    • Change text size by selecting the text, clicking the button with two T’s next to Sans Serif, and choosing from the four size options.
    • Bold by selecting the text and pressing the B.
    • Italicize by selecting the text and clicking the italicized I.
    • Underline by selecting the text and clicking the underlined U.
    • Change text color by selecting the text, clicking the underlined A and clicking a color from the menu that appears.
  11. Click the paperclip to attach a file. A window will appear.
  12. Select your file. Locate the file you’d like to attach and click Choose.
    • You can also attach a file by clicking on it, holding down the mouse button, and dragging the file into the email window.
  13. Click Send below the message box.

Mobile

  1. Go to Gmail.com.
  2. Tap Create account.
  3. Fill in the required fields. Tap Next when you’re done, and continue with the on-screen instructions to complete the sign-up process.
  4. Open the Gmail app. If you don’t have it, download it from the App Store or the Play Store.
  5. Tap the “New Message” button. This is the red button containing a white pencil in the bottom-right corner of your screen.
  6. Type in a recipient’s email address. As you’re typing you may notice the recipient’s name and/or email address appear below. You can tap what appears to avoid manually entering the full email address.
    • Enter a comma and type another email address if there's more than one person you want to send the email to.
  7. Tap Subject.
  8. Enter a subject for your email.
  9. Type your message.
  10. Tap the paperclip in the upper right corner to attach a file.
  11. Tap Attach file.
  12. Select your file. Locate the file you’d like to attach and tap on it.
  13. Tap the blue send button. It’s in the upper-right corner of the screen. Your message will be delivered to the recipients that you specified in the “Recipients” field.

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