How To Create A Gmail Account: 8 Easy Steps

How to create a Gmail account follows 8 simple steps and only takes up to 5 minutes of your time.

A Gmail account is free to create. It is basically a Google account with an email address that ends with gmail.com. A Gmail account allows one to access other Google applications such as photos, contacts, maps, and YouTube. Later in the article, I will show you how to store and save photos and contacts in your Gmail account.

It is important to create a Gmail account because most companies use emails as a form of communication since it is considered formal. If you are applying for a job, do not forget to add your Gmail to your curriculum vitae (CV).

How to Create a Gmail Account

First, you need to create a Google account.

Go to Gmail website

You will be asked to sign in with your Google account, click ‘Create Account’.

The signup form for a Gmail account appears. Follow all the directions given and fill in all the details required. Then, click on ‘Next’.

You will then enter your phone number to help verify your account. Gmail uses a two-step verification process for your security. That is why it is considered one of the most secure emails worldwide.

Gmail will send a text message code to the number you have registered with them. The code will be your verification code. Enter that code to complete your account verification.

After clicking next, another form will appear that will require you to fill. Here, you will enter some of your details such as your name, birthday, gender, etc.

On to your next step, read and understand all the Google terms of services and privacy policy. If you are comfortable with their terms and privacy policy, agree to them.

Your account will now be created.

Note

To create a Gmail account, it is important to create a strong password, to protect your account from hackers. You can use letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. together to make your password strong.

To sign in to your Google account that you have now created:

Go to Gmail

Then, type your user name. Your user name is your email address

Type in your password

Then, click next

How to save contacts in your Google account

Click on the Google apps button.

All the Google apps will appear/display.

Then, click contacts on the menu.

Your contact screen will appear.

Click on add new contact button in the lower right corner.

Add the contact information you wish to add such as phone number, address, first and last name, then click save.

Click on the backup and sync button so that all other contacts you will save in your phone will automatically be saved in your Google account.

How To Store Your Photos On Google Account

You will be required to backup and sync all your photos so that whenever you take a picture with your phone, it will automatically be saved in your Google account. You can easily access the pictures whenever you log in to your account using a different device.

Google photos app is so helpful in that you can:

Never lose any of your memory as long as you have a Google account connected to your phone.

It is easy to search photos since with Google photos, you can search by people, places, and things on them.

Google photos have the unique feature of bringing photos to life. It automatically creates collages, animations panoramas, etc.

Steps to follow to set up Google photos backup

Download the Google Photos app on your phone.

Click on the account profile then select photo settings.

Then, click on backup and sync.

Switch ‘On’ to enable it backup your photos. If you switch ‘Off’, there will be no backup, hence no photos will be stored in your account.

Once you set up your Google Photos app, all your photos and videos will automatically be saved to the cloud and sync them in all devices you will sign in to your Google account.

If you do not have the Google photos app: