Google Workspace (formerly known as G Suite) offers a range of cloud-based tools, including Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs. In this article, we'll walk you through how to sign into Gmail and give you a quick overview of how to use it.
How to sign in to Gmail
- Open a web browser and go to: https://mail.google.com.
- Click on the "Sign in" button in the top right corner.
- Enter your Google Workspace account email address and password. If you don't remember your password, click on the "Forgot your password?" link and follow the instructions to reset your password.
Note: You should then be logged in and can see your Gmail email.
Basic Gmail features
Once you are signed in, you will see the basic Gmail interface. Here are a few features you should be familiar with:
- Inbox: this is the first view you see when you sign in. It contains all your inbox messages. You'll see your messages first when you enter your inbox, which is the first thing you see when you access your inbox.
- Click on the "Sent" tab to see all the emails you have sent.
- Spam: In this folder, Gmail automatically transfers emails it considers to be potential spam.
- Create messages: you can send a new message by clicking on the "Create" button in the top left corner. Here you can type a message, add attachments and select recipients.
- Gmail's powerful search function is located at the top of the interface. You can search for emails by sender, date, title or message content.
Google Workspace Gmail is a powerful tool that allows you to manage your email efficiently. Hopefully this quick guide will help you get started. Remember that using Gmail is only part of the huge potential of Google Workspace tools, so we recommend you check out the other apps too.
