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'''Title of script''': '''Basics of Gmail'''
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'''Title of script''': '''Introduction to Gmail'''
  
 
'''Author: Praveen S'''
 
'''Author: Praveen S'''
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{| style="border-spacing:0;"
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{| border=1
 
! <center>Visual Cue</center>
 
! <center>Visual Cue</center>
 
! <center>Narration</center>
 
! <center>Narration</center>
  
 
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Display Slide 1: Welcome
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||Display Slide 1: Welcome
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Welcome to the '''Spoken Tutorial''' on '''Introduction to Gmail'''
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||Welcome to the '''Spoken Tutorial''' on '''Introduction to Gmail'''
  
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Display Slide 2:  
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||Display Slide 2:  
  
 
Learning objectives
 
Learning objectives
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In this tutorial we will learn to-
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||In this tutorial we will learn to-
  
 
* Create a new '''google''' account
 
* Create a new '''google''' account
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Display Slide 3: Pre-requisites
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||Display Slide 3: Pre-requisites
  
  
  
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| For this tutorial, you will need -
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||For this tutorial, you will need -
  
 
* a working '''Internet''' connection  
 
* a working '''Internet''' connection  
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|-
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Display Slide 4: Content
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||Display Slide 4: Content
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Lately, '''Google''' has provided a single account for all '''Google''' products like
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||Lately, '''Google''' has provided a single account for all '''Google''' products like
  
  
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let's begin by creating a new '''google '''account.
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||Let's begin by creating a new '''google '''account.
  
 
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Open '''Firefox''' and type
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||Open '''Firefox''' and type
  
 
[http://gmail.com/ http://gmail.com]
 
[http://gmail.com/ http://gmail.com]
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Open your web browser and type [http://mail.google.com/ http://][http://mail.google.com/ g][http://mail.google.com/ mail.com]
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||Open your web browser and type [http://mail.google.com/ http://][http://mail.google.com/ g][http://mail.google.com/ mail.com]
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to  
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||Point to  
  
 
* '''Create an account '''
 
* '''Create an account '''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It will take us to the page where we can see 2 options at the top right-
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||It will take us to the page where we can see 2 options at the top right-
  
 
* '''Create an account '''
 
* '''Create an account '''
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Gmail welcome screen
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||Gmail welcome screen
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If this is the first time this page is accessed from your machine, it will look like this.
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||If this is the first time this page is accessed from your machine, it will look like this.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Gmail welcome screen
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||Gmail welcome screen
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If this page has already been accessed from your machine, then the page will look like this.
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||If this page has already been accessed from your machine, then the page will look like this.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point as per narration
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||Point as per narration
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| So, you will see text boxes to enter your '''email username '''and '''password.'''
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||So, you will see text boxes to enter your '''email username '''and '''password.'''
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Demo of clicking on '''Create an account''' link in both cases.
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||Demo of clicking on '''Create an account''' link in both cases.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let's click on the '''Create an account '''link.
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||Let's click on the '''Create an account '''link.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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||
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We are now in the '''google account '''creation page.  
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||We are now in the '''google account '''creation page.  
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the form and the fields
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||Point to the form and the fields
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can see a form on the right, wherein we have to fill our account and personal details.
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||We can see a form on the right, wherein we have to fill our account and personal details.
  
 
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type '''Rebecca Raymond'''
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||Type '''Rebecca Raymond'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let's enter our first and last names in the respective text boxes.
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||Let's enter our first and last names in the respective text boxes.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Choose your username'''
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||Point to '''Choose your username'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next, we have to choose our '''username'''.  
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||Next, we have to choose our '''username'''.  
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide'''
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||'''Slide'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Username'''  
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||'''Username'''  
  
 
* has to be unique
 
* has to be unique
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type '''becky0808'''
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||Type '''becky0808'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let's give the '''username'''<nowiki> as <</nowiki>'''becky0808'''>
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||Let's give the '''username'''<nowiki> as <</nowiki>'''becky0808'''>
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the message in red-
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||Point to the message in red-
  
 
'''Someone already has that user name, Try another'''
 
'''Someone already has that user name, Try another'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If the '''username''' is already taken, we will see the following message:  
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||If the '''username''' is already taken, we will see the following message:  
  
 
“'''Someone already has that user name, Try another'''”.
 
“'''Someone already has that user name, Try another'''”.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the suggestions
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||Point to the suggestions
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Google '''will also suggest some '''usernames '''based on the first and last names we have given.
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||'''Google '''will also suggest some '''usernames '''based on the first and last names we have given.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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||
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We can give any username of our choice and check for availability.
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||We can give any username of our choice and check for availability.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type '''ray.becky.0808'''
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||Type '''ray.becky.0808'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now, I will give the '''username'''<nowiki> as <</nowiki>'''ray.becky.0808'''>.
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||Now, I will give the '''username'''<nowiki> as <</nowiki>'''ray.becky.0808'''>.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Create a password'''
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||Point to '''Create a password'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now, we have to create a '''password''' for this account.
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||Now, we have to create a '''password''' for this account.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to information box
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||Point to information box
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The information box on the left tells us how long the password should be.
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||The information box on the left tells us how long the password should be.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type '''london0880 '''as '''password >> '''Re-type
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||Type '''london0880 '''as '''password >> '''Re-type
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Type a suitable '''password '''of your choice.
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||Type a suitable '''password '''of your choice.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Birthday'''
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||Point to '''Birthday'''
  
  
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Year = 1995
 
Year = 1995
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| After this comes '''Birthday'''.  
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||After this comes '''Birthday'''.  
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Account creation form
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||Account creation form
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now select your gender.  
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||Now select your gender.  
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Mobile phone.'''
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||Point to '''Mobile phone.'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The next field is '''Mobile phone'''.
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||The next field is '''Mobile phone'''.
  
 
I will skip this for now.
 
I will skip this for now.
  
 
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''current email address.'''
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||Point to '''current email address.'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| After this, is a text box that asks for our '''current email address.'''
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||After this, is a text box that asks for our '''current email address.'''
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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||
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let's fill the remaining details now.
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||Let's fill the remaining details now.
  
 
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''“Prove you're not a robot” '''
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||Point to '''“Prove you're not a robot” '''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The next segment “'''Prove you're not a robot'''” has 2 verification steps.
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||The next segment “'''Prove you're not a robot'''” has 2 verification steps.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Robot verification Step
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||Robot verification Step
  
 
Type the number shown in your image
 
Type the number shown in your image
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| I will go with the '''puzzle verification'''.
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||I will go with the '''puzzle verification'''.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Location = India'''
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||Point to '''Location = India'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The country where you are located is displayed, by default, in the '''Location '''drop-down.
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||The country where you are located is displayed, by default, in the '''Location '''drop-down.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box.
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||Click on '''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Lastly, click on '''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box, to check it.
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||Lastly, click on  
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'''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box, to check it.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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||
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Right now, we will not do so.
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||Right now, we will not do so.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Verify your account  
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||Verify your account  
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Click on “'''Skip this verification (Phone Verification may be required)'''”
  
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check box >> location as '''India (भारत) >> '''click on
  
Click on “'''Skip this verification (Phone Verification may be required)'''” check box >> location as '''India (भारत) >> '''click on '''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box >>
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'''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box >>
  
 
click on '''Next Step'''
 
click on '''Next Step'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us see what to do, if we select “'''Phone Verification'''”
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||Let us see what to do, if we select “'''Phone Verification'''”
  
  
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Then click on '''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box.
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Then click on  
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'''I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy''' check box.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type mobile no.
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||Type mobile no.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It will divert to the '''Phone verification '''page'''.'''
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||It will divert to the '''Phone verification '''page'''.'''
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Text message (SMS) '''
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||Select '''Text message (SMS) '''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Text message (SMS) '''option. Usually, it will be selected, by default.
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||Select '''Text message (SMS) '''option. Usually, it will be selected, by default.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Continue'''
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||Click on '''Continue'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Then click on '''Continue '''button.
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||Then click on '''Continue '''button.
  
  
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type the verification code >> Click on '''Continue'''
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||Type the verification code >> Click on '''Continue'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It will now take you to next part of the verification.
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||It will now take you to next part of the verification.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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||
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We are now in the '''Create your public Google+ profile '''page.
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||We are now in the '''Create your public Google+ profile '''page.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Google+''' profile >> point to '''Add a photo '''
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||Point to '''Google+''' profile >> point to '''Add a photo '''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Here you can see your name.
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||Here you can see your name.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Create your profile >> '''click on '''No Thanks'''
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||Point to '''Create your profile >> '''click on '''No Thanks'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| There is also a button named '''“Create your profile”.'''
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||There is also a button named '''“Create your profile”.'''
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Welcome Page >> point to Rebecca and email address
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||Welcome Page >> point to Rebecca and email address
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now, we are in the '''welcome page'''.
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||Now, we are in the '''welcome page'''.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Continue to Gmail'''.
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||Click on '''Continue to Gmail'''.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now, click on '''Continue to Gmail '''button.
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||Now, click on '''Continue to Gmail '''button.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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||
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now it will start loading your mail account.
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||Now it will start loading your mail account.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Information boxes >> point to '''Next '''button
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||Information boxes >> point to '''Next '''button
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Some information boxes will pop up on the screen.  
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||Some information boxes will pop up on the screen.  
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
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||
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| This is the default or '''Standard view '''of your '''gmail''' account.
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||This is the default or '''Standard view '''of your '''gmail''' account.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Loading''' Gmail'''
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||Loading''' Gmail'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If our internet is slow, we can click on '''Load basic HTML.'''
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||If our internet is slow, we can click on '''Load basic HTML.'''
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to center display area
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||Point to center display area
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The center display area is where we can see all our mails.
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||The center display area is where we can see all our mails.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the three tabs
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||Point to the three tabs
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Notice there are three tabs here. We will learn about them in detail, in future tutorials.
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||Notice there are three tabs here. We will learn about them in detail, in future tutorials.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the labeled menu items one by one
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||Point to the labeled menu items one by one
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| On the left side, we can see some labeled menu items.
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||On the left side, we can see some labeled menu items.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Inbox '''>> then to display area
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||Point to '''Inbox '''>> then to display area
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| By default, '''Inbox''' is selected and its contents are shown in the display area.
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||By default, '''Inbox''' is selected and its contents are shown in the display area.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Inbox(3)'''
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||Point to '''Inbox(3)'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Notice that '''Inbox '''has no. '''3 '''in brackets.  
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||Notice that '''Inbox '''has no. '''3 '''in brackets.  
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the 3 mails.
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||Point to the 3 mails.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| When we create a new '''google '''account, we get some mails from the '''Gmail Team'''.  
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||When we create a new '''google '''account, we get some mails from the '''Gmail Team'''.  
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''COMPOSE'''
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||Click on '''COMPOSE'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now, let's learn how to write an email.
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||Now, let's learn how to write an email.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''New Message '''window
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||Point to '''New Message '''window
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A window with the name '''New Message '''opens up.
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||A window with the name '''New Message '''opens up.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| 4 Segments of''' Compose '''window
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||4 Segments of''' Compose '''window
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It has four segments.
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||It has four segments.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''To'''
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||Point to '''To'''
  
  
 
<nowiki>Type <ray.becky.0808</nowiki>[mailto:iambecky0808@gmail.com @gmail.com]>  
 
<nowiki>Type <ray.becky.0808</nowiki>[mailto:iambecky0808@gmail.com @gmail.com]>  
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''To''' – is the place where we type the email address of the person to whom we want to send the email.
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||'''To''' – is the place where we type the email address of the person to whom we want to send the email.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Subject'''
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||Point to '''Subject'''
  
  
 
Type '''Welcome mail'''
 
Type '''Welcome mail'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next segment is '''Subject'''.
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||Next segment is '''Subject'''.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to content area.
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||Point to content area.
  
  
 
Type, “'''Greetings to all from the Spoken Tutorial Project'''”.
 
Type, “'''Greetings to all from the Spoken Tutorial Project'''”.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Next is the content area.  
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||Next is the content area.  
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Send '''button.
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||Point to '''Send '''button.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the last segment, there is a blue button that says '''Send.'''
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||In the last segment, there is a blue button that says '''Send.'''
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Inbox(4)'''
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||Point to '''Inbox(4)'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Notice the number of mails in the '''Inbox''' is now 4.
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||Notice the number of mails in the '''Inbox''' is now 4.
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the new email.
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||Click on the new email.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To read a particular mail, simply click on it.
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||To read a particular mail, simply click on it.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| View the received mail
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||View the received mail
  
  
 
Click on the '''Show Details '''arrow
 
Click on the '''Show Details '''arrow
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let's have a look at it.
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||Let's have a look at it.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point one by one.
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||Point one by one.
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Here are the email addresses of the sender and receiver.
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||Here are the email addresses of the sender and receiver.
  
 
Here is the date and time when the email was sent.
 
Here is the date and time when the email was sent.
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Inbox(3)'''
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||Point to '''Inbox(3)'''
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now, notice that the number of unread mails in the Inbox is 3.
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||Now, notice that the number of unread mails in the Inbox is 3.
  
 
<nowiki><PAUSE></nowiki>
 
<nowiki><PAUSE></nowiki>
  
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on blue icon / photo icon
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||Click on blue icon / photo icon
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now let us learn how to sign out from '''Gmail'''.
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||Now let us learn how to sign out from '''Gmail'''.
  
  
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|-
 
|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Sign out >> '''Click on it
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||Point to '''Sign out >> '''Click on it
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Here is the '''Sign Out '''button. Just click on it to sign out.
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||Here is the '''Sign Out '''button. Just click on it to sign out.
  
  
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Display Slide 5 : Summary
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||Display Slide 5 : Summary
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| This brings to the end of this tutorial.
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||This brings to the end of this tutorial.
  
  
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* View an '''email'''
 
* View an '''email'''
 
* And logout of '''gmail'''.
 
* And logout of '''gmail'''.
 
  
  
 
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|-
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Display Slide 6: About Spoken Tutorial project
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||Display Slide 6: About Spoken Tutorial project
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The video at the given link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.  
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||The video at the given link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.  
  
 
Pls download and watch it.
 
Pls download and watch it.
  
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We conduct workshops and give certificates to those who pass our online tests.
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||We conduct workshops and give certificates to those who pass our online tests.
  
For details, pls write to us.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Display Slide 8: Acknowledgement
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Spoken Tutorial project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| This script has been contributed by Praveen.
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 7 May 2025

Title of script: Introduction to Gmail

Author: Praveen S


Visual Cue
Narration
Display Slide 1: Welcome Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Introduction to Gmail
Display Slide 2:

Learning objectives


In this tutorial we will learn to-
  • Create a new google account
  • Login to gmail using the google account
  • Write an email
  • Send an email
  • View an email
  • And logout of gmail.

We will also learn about some of the important mailboxes like Inbox.

Display Slide 3: Pre-requisites


For this tutorial, you will need -
  • a working Internet connection
  • and a web browser.

For demonstration, I will be using Firefox web browser.

Display Slide 4: Content Lately, Google has provided a single account for all Google products like


  • Gmail
  • YouTube
  • Google Play
  • Google Docs/Drive
  • Google Calendar
  • and more.

So, with the same login, you can operate any of these.

Let's begin by creating a new google account.
Open Firefox and type

http://gmail.com

Open your web browser and type http://gmail.com
Point to
  • Create an account
  • and Sign in.


It will take us to the page where we can see 2 options at the top right-
  • Create an account
  • and Sign in.


Gmail welcome screen If this is the first time this page is accessed from your machine, it will look like this.
Gmail welcome screen If this page has already been accessed from your machine, then the page will look like this.
Point as per narration So, you will see text boxes to enter your email username and password.


And a big button that says Sign In.


Below this, you will see a link that says Create an account.

Demo of clicking on Create an account link in both cases. Let's click on the Create an account link.



We are now in the google account creation page.
Point to the form and the fields We can see a form on the right, wherein we have to fill our account and personal details.
Type Rebecca Raymond Let's enter our first and last names in the respective text boxes.


I will give my name as Rebecca Raymond.

Point to Choose your username Next, we have to choose our username.
Slide Username
  • has to be unique
  • and can be made up of alphabets or alpha-numeric combinations.


Type becky0808 Let's give the username as <becky0808>
Point to the message in red-

Someone already has that user name, Try another

If the username is already taken, we will see the following message:

Someone already has that user name, Try another”.

Point to the suggestions Google will also suggest some usernames based on the first and last names we have given.
We can give any username of our choice and check for availability.
Type ray.becky.0808 Now, I will give the username as <ray.becky.0808>.


This goes through, which indicates this username is available.

Point to Create a password Now, we have to create a password for this account.
Point to information box The information box on the left tells us how long the password should be.
Type london0880 as password >> Re-type Type a suitable password of your choice.


Then re-type the password to confirm it.

Point to Birthday


Month =August

Day = 08

Year = 1995

After this comes Birthday.


Select the month from the drop-down.


Then type the day and year in the respective text boxes.

Account creation form Now select your gender.


I am selecting Female.

Point to Mobile phone. The next field is Mobile phone.

I will skip this for now.

Point to current email address. After this, is a text box that asks for our current email address.


If you have an alternate email address, apart from the one you are creating now, type it here.


If you don't, then leave it as blank.

Let's fill the remaining details now.
Point to “Prove you're not a robot” The next segment “Prove you're not a robot” has 2 verification steps.


1. Phone verification

2. Puzzle verification


We can proceed with any one of these 2 options.

Robot verification Step

Type the number shown in your image

I will go with the puzzle verification.


Type the text/number shown in the image, in the Type the text: text box.

Point to Location = India The country where you are located is displayed, by default, in the Location drop-down.


I am located in India. So, India is shown in my Location drop-down.

Click on I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy check box. Lastly, click on

I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy check box, to check it.


Once all the details are filled in the form, we have to click on Next Step button.

Right now, we will not do so.
Verify your account


Click on “Skip this verification (Phone Verification may be required)

check box >> location as India (भारत) >> click on

I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy check box >>

click on Next Step

Let us see what to do, if we select “Phone Verification


Click on the “Skip this verification (Phone Verification may be required)” check box.


Choose the location as India (भारत)


Then click on I Agree to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy check box.


And lastly, click on Next Step.

Type mobile no. It will divert to the Phone verification page.


Enter you mobile number in the text box provided.

Select Text message (SMS) Select Text message (SMS) option. Usually, it will be selected, by default.
Click on Continue Then click on Continue button.


You will receive an SMS on your phone.

Type the verification code >> Click on Continue It will now take you to next part of the verification.


Type the verification code you received from Google via SMS, in the text box provided.


Click on Continue.

We are now in the Create your public Google+ profile page.
Point to Google+ profile >> point to Add a photo Here you can see your name.


Below this, there is an option to “Add a photo”.


You can click on this to add a photo for your Google profile.

Point to Create your profile >> click on No Thanks There is also a button named “Create your profile”.


For the time being, I'm skipping these steps.


Instead, I will click on No Thanks button to proceed to my email account.

Welcome Page >> point to Rebecca and email address Now, we are in the welcome page.


And in my case, it says “ Welcome, Rebecca”.


My new email address <ray.becky.0808@gmail.com> is also displayed.

Click on Continue to Gmail. Now, click on Continue to Gmail button.
Now it will start loading your mail account.


Based on your internet speed this may take some time.

Information boxes >> point to Next button Some information boxes will pop up on the screen.


Read them or explore further by clicking on the Next button and then close them.

This is the default or Standard view of your gmail account.
Loading Gmail If our internet is slow, we can click on Load basic HTML.


It is available at the right side bottom.


It will load gmail without any graphical look.

Point to center display area The center display area is where we can see all our mails.
Point to the three tabs Notice there are three tabs here. We will learn about them in detail, in future tutorials.
Point to the labeled menu items one by one On the left side, we can see some labeled menu items.


Inbox, Starred, Sent Mail, Drafts, and More are some of the prominent mailboxes of Gmail.

Point to Inbox >> then to display area By default, Inbox is selected and its contents are shown in the display area.
Point to Inbox(3) Notice that Inbox has no. 3 in brackets.


This indicates the number of new mails that you have received.

Point to the 3 mails. When we create a new google account, we get some mails from the Gmail Team.


You can read them for more information on how to use Gmail features.

<PAUSE>

Click on COMPOSE Now, let's learn how to write an email.


Click on the COMPOSE button on the left-hand side.

Point to New Message window A window with the name New Message opens up.
4 Segments of Compose window It has four segments.
Point to To


Type <ray.becky.0808@gmail.com>

To – is the place where we type the email address of the person to whom we want to send the email.


Here I'll type the same email-id that we created just now, i.e.

<ray.becky.0808@gmail.com>


It means that I'm sending a mail to myself.

Point to Subject


Type Welcome mail

Next segment is Subject.


Here we can type the brief subject line about the mail.

Let's say “Welcome mail”.

Point to content area.


Type, “Greetings to all from the Spoken Tutorial Project”.

Next is the content area.


Here we have to write our message that we want to send.

Let's type, “Greetings to all from the Spoken Tutorial Project”.

Point to Send button. In the last segment, there is a blue button that says Send.


Click on it to send the email.

Point to Inbox(4) Notice the number of mails in the Inbox is now 4.
Click on the new email. To read a particular mail, simply click on it.


Here is the mail I sent to myself.

View the received mail


Click on the Show Details arrow

Let's have a look at it.


Click on the Show Details arrow.

Point one by one. Here are the email addresses of the sender and receiver.

Here is the date and time when the email was sent.

Here is the subject line of the email.

And the content is here.

Point to Inbox(3) Now, notice that the number of unread mails in the Inbox is 3.

<PAUSE>

Click on blue icon / photo icon Now let us learn how to sign out from Gmail.


At the top right, you will see your email-id.


If you had uploaded a photo during account creation, then you will see that here, instead.


Click on it.

Point to Sign out >> Click on it Here is the Sign Out button. Just click on it to sign out.


You have successfully signed out of Gmail.

<PAUSE>

Display Slide 5 : Summary This brings to the end of this tutorial.


Let us summarise. We learnt to-

  • Create a new google account
  • Login to gmail using the google account
  • Write an email
  • Send an email
  • View an email
  • And logout of gmail.


Display Slide 6: About Spoken Tutorial project The video at the given link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

Pls download and watch it.

Display Slide 7: Spoken Tutorial workshops


We conduct workshops and give certificates to those who pass our online tests.

For details, please write to us.

Display Slide 8: Acknowledgement Spoken Tutorial project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.


More information on this mission is available at

this link.

Thank you slide This script has been contributed by Praveen.


And this is Srilakshmi from IIT Bombay, signing off.

Thanks for watching.

Contributors and Content Editors

Madhurig, Pravin1389