Setting up Gmail. Email

E-mail Gmail in its functional characteristics is not inferior to fixed mail programs, and in some cases even surpasses them in terms of convenience and some other technical capabilities.

After Gmail mail has been configured, the box will be available absolutely from any device that can access the Internet, so you can forget about such an unpleasant thing as synchronization. Even judging by the feedback of the web users, Gmail has been holding the leading position among all popular email clients for a long time.

Capabilities

Along with the convenience and functionality, the box is distinguished by the presence of one of the most "smart" spam filters, which takes into account the results and conclusions of the search engine from "Google". The Gmail mailbox automatically sorts the incoming correspondence according to the settings, taking into account their importance, contents and address of the sender.

The client can receive and send letters from all your third-party mailboxes, and in such a way that the recipient does not at all doubt that the letter came from the mail where it was sent. You can also add the most advanced Internet protection: invisible protocols, IP warnings, flash access and much more.

How do I create a mailbox in Gmail?

The mailbox is registered on gmail.com. It should immediately be noted that the address gmail.ru has nothing to do with the client, and has no "Google", so it is not worthwhile to contact the last resource in order to avoid problems.

As such, getting a mailbox address is a bonus when creating an account in Google, and if you go to gmail.com without having a registration in the search engine, then the settings wizard will immediately suggest correcting this misunderstanding.

Create an account

By clicking on the button "Create an account", you will be on the page "Gmail registration", where in the web form you will need to carefully fill in all the fields. The huge popularity of the client makes it almost impossible to register the desired address, but if you show a little imagination, you can get something more or less suitable for you or your business.

For example, in the name of the mailbox (Gmail login), you can insert points, which means it is acceptable to use domain names and last names that are surely not occupied. It should be taken into account that the reliability of the data must correspond to the tasks that this mailbox will perform.

Passwords and protection

Protection of the mail client provides the protocol https, but the human factor still has not been canceled, so be careful with the password to the box. A simple combination in the form of a birthday or simple digits (QWERTY, 123456, 12121990), can lead to hacking and in some cases theft of funds, because most payment systems work through an email client.

At the next stage of registration you will be asked to enter an alternate email address or phone number. It should be understood that non-existent data or a fictitious number can play with you a cruel joke if you lose access to your Gmail email client in the event of a hacking or password change procedure.

Next, you need to fill in the remaining fields and agree to the terms of service from Google. Then send the data to the server, and you can safely open the Gmail mailbox. Log in through the login that you came up with, and password.

Security Settings

The first thing the client settings wizard recommends is to visit the security section. Click on the gear in the upper right corner and select the item "Setting up the Gmail client". On the very first tab in the section "Connection Security" we put a beacon in the field "Use only https". After that, the web-based interface of the mailbox will pass to the encrypted channel and a secure data exchange protocol, which, in conditions of an abundance of hacker attacks, will clearly be superfluous.

In addition, you should pay attention to the link "Additional information", which is in the same section, below. Here you can track and configure alerts for all suspicious activities related to your email client.

For example, if you set up Gmail mail and receive messages by a third-party fixed program (through which you collect all correspondence), then the "Access type" columns should contain the names of the browser or your mobile phone. In case of detection of the protocol for collecting letters of the POP type, there is a reason to be on the alert and turn to the special page responsible for protecting your correspondence - "Checking the security of Gmail". There, step by step, you can control all incoming and outgoing messages along with the collection protocols.

If your data is of the utmost importance to you and your business, you can configure your Gmail inbox via 2-step verification (password + mobile phone + alternative client). As they say, safety does not happen much, so it's better to take care of it before, and not after your box is hacked.

Labels and filters

For more careful sorting of letters, you need to configure the Gmail mail client in the "Labels" and "Filters" sections. The latter can fully automatically distribute all letters to different folders (labels), taking into account the users' established signs of incoming correspondence.

The label in its functionality is close to the already familiar concept of "folder", but it has several additional properties. By default, the client already has pre-installed shortcuts and folders located on the left side of the screen, but the user is free to customize them for their desires and needs.

After the menu item "Setting up Gmail mail" was selected, you can go to the "Shortcuts" section and use the simple "Yes" and "No" markers to customize the appearance of incoming mail.

In the section, you can create new shortcuts, delete old ones, assign them a degree of importance, and change their way of displaying in the client.

In general, a mailbox can be configured and organized all the existing letters, as if it is information on your hard drive - the principle is the same: folders - files, shortcuts - folders. Correctly configuring Gmail mail and filters will allow you to automatically scatter all incoming and outgoing mail on the specified parameters, excluding routine, which is not deprived of competing e-mail clients.

Import contacts and mail from third-party mailboxes

After "moving" to Gmail, you probably will have a lot of contacts and tons of emails in third-party clients. Transfer them to "Gmail" takes place automatically after the necessary settings.

The client also allows you to receive on your address all the letters that come to other boxes and send them without changing the old outgoing address.

Import settings

All settings can be made on the tab "Accounts and Import". In the "Import mail and contacts" section, click on the "Import mail and contacts" link, and then follow the wizard's instructions. It will take the actual address of the old mail and the password to it so that Gmail can receive correspondence to its client. While working with the settings wizard, you can choose what you want to import by placing the required marker in the selection menu.

The rest of the settings for the mail client can be left untouched and left as it is, by default. They are responsible for the appearance of the box, language packs, page display mode, hot keys, response templates and so on.