Gmail e-mail in terms of its functional characteristics is in no way inferior to stationary mail programs, and in some cases even surpasses them in terms of convenience and some other technical capabilities.
After the Gmail mail has been set up, the box will become available from absolutely any device that can access the Internet, so you can forget about such an unpleasant thing as synchronization. Even judging by the feedback from users of the Web, Gmail has been firmly holding the leading position among all popular email clients for a long time.
Opportunities
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 Google search engine. Gmail mailbox automatically sorts incoming correspondence according to the settings, taking into account their importance, content and sender address.
The client can receive and send letters from all your third-party mailboxes, and even in such a way that the recipient has no doubt that the letter came fromthe mail it was sent to. You can also add the most advanced Internet protection here: invisible protocols, IP warnings, flash access and much more.
How do I create a mailbox in Gmail?
The mailbox is registered on the gmail.com website. It should be noted right away that the gmail.ru address has nothing to do with the client, and even with Google, so you should not contact the last resource in order to avoid problems.
As such, getting a mailbox address is a kind of bonus when creating a Google account, and if you follow the link gmail.com without registering with a search engine, the setup wizard will immediately offer to correct this misunderstanding.
Create an account
By clicking on the "Create an account" button, you will find yourself on the "Gmail registration" page, where you will need to carefully fill in all the fields in the web form. The huge popularity of the client makes it almost impossible to register the desired address, but with a little imagination, you can get something more or less suitable for you or your business.
For example, dots can be inserted in the mailbox name (Gmail login), which means that it is permissible to use domain names and surnames with patronymics, which will probably not be occupied. It should be noted that the reliability of the data must correspond to the tasks that this particular mailbox will perform.
Passwords and Security
The https protocol provides protection for the mail client, but no one has yet canceled the human factor, so bebe careful with the choice of the password to the box. A simple combination of a birthday or simple numbers (QWERTY, 123456, 12121990) can cause 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 alternative email address or phone number. It should be understood that non-existent data or a fictitious number can play a trick on you if you lose access to your Gmail email client in the event of a hack or password change procedure.
Next, you need to fill in the remaining fields and agree to the terms of service from Google. After that, you send the data to the server, and you can safely open your Gmail mailbox. Login is carried out through the login that you came up with and the password.
Security settings
The first thing the client setup 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 mail client". On the very first tab, in the "Connection security" section, put a beacon in the "Use only https" field. After that, the mailbox web interface will switch to an encrypted channel and a secure data exchange protocol, which, in the face of an abundance of hacker attacks, will obviously be useful.
In addition, you need to pay attention to the link "Additional Information", which is located in the same section, below. Here youwill be able to monitor and set up alerts for all suspicious activities related to your email client.
For example, if setting up Gmail mail and receiving letters were performed by a third-party stationary program (through which you collect all correspondence), then the columns "Access type" should contain the names of the browser or your mobile phone. If you find a protocol for collecting letters of the POP type, there is reason to be wary and turn to a special page responsible for protecting your correspondence - “Gmail security check”. There, step by step, you can control all incoming and outgoing letters along with collection protocols.
If your data is of the utmost importance to you and your business, then you can set up your Gmail login via 2-Step Verification (password + mobile phone + alternative client). As the saying goes, there's never enough security, so it's better to take care of it before, not after your mailbox is hacked.
Shortcuts and filters
For a more thorough sorting of messages, 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 signs of incoming correspondence set by users.
Shortcut in its functionality is close to the already familiar concept of "folder", but 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 tocustomize them to your desires and needs.
Once the menu item "Gmail Settings" has been selected, you can go to the "Labels" section and use simple "Yes" and "No" markers to customize the appearance of incoming correspondence.
The section has the ability to create new shortcuts, delete old ones, assign them a degree of importance and change how they are displayed in the client.
Generally speaking, you can customize your mailbox and organize all your messages as if it were information on your hard drive - the principle is the same: folders - files, shortcuts - folders. Correct configuration of Gmail mail and filters will allow you to automatically scatter all incoming and outgoing correspondence according to the specified parameters, excluding the routine that competing email clients are not without.
Import contacts and emails from third-party mailboxes
After "moving" to Gmail, you will probably have a lot of contacts and tons of letters in third-party clients. Transferring them to Gmail takes place automatically after the necessary settings have been made.
The client also allows you to receive to your address all letters that come to other mailboxes and send them without changing the old outgoing address.
Import settings
All settings can be made on the "Accounts and Import" tab. In the "Import mail and contacts" section, you need to click on the link "Import mail and contacts", and then follow the instructions of the wizard. You will need the old mail address itself and the password for it so that Gmail canreceive correspondence in your client. While working with the settings wizard, you can choose what exactly you want to import by putting the necessary marker in the selection menu.
The rest of the mail client settings can be left untouched and left as is, by default. They are responsible for the appearance of the mailbox, language packs, page display mode, hotkeys, response templates, and more.
