WE R LIBRARY FORMAT
| Level | Basic |
| Device | Windows (Laptop) |
| Topic | Internet |
| Sub-topic | Create Gmail Account |
| Introduction | |
| Limit to one paragraph with three to five sentences. Include where readers could use the information we are about to discuss. Follow the writing style guide for WE R. | |
| Gmail is a free email service provided by Google to its users. Gmail lets you create an email account to send, receive, and organize emails on any device, including Windows laptops. Here’s a quick guide on creating your Gmail account using a Windows Laptop. | |
| Body | |
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| 1 | Turn your computer on. |
| 2 | Click the windows search box on the lower left of the window taskbar. |
| 3 | Type in your internet browser. We’ll use Google Chrome as our internet browser for this tutorial.Type Google chrome, then click Open. |
| 4 | On Google Chrome, click Gmail, located on the upper left side. |
| 5 | Click Create account. |
| 6 | To create your Google Account, fill in the following details on the signup form: First name, Last name, username, password, and confirm password. After filling up the necessary information, click Next. Take note that your Google username will be your email address (example: firstlast @gmail.com), while the password should be eight or more characters that contain letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and symbols ( i.e., * @ ! #).  |
| 7 | Select your birth date (month, day, year) and Gender. Phone number or recovery email address is optional but recommended to fill up for security and email recovery. |
| 9 | Optional (Phone number):Enter the 6-digit verification code that Google texts to your phone number. For other options to verify your phone number, click Call Instead. |
| 10 | Scroll down to review Google’s Terms of Service and Privacy policy, then click I Agree. |
| Conclusion | |
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| Create a Gmail account with the following steps: Open your internet browser, go to Gmail, click create an account, fill up the following details needed on the signup form, then agree on the terms and privacy of Google. For further assistance, you may contact our customer assistance team to help you. | |
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