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EMAIL FOLDERS
An email account provides various folders to store and manage your email messages. The commonly
used folders are:
It stores email messages you have received from other users. The messages are
Inbox
organised under different tabs such as Primary, Social and Promotions.
Sent Mail It stores email messages you have sent to other users.
Drafts It stores email messages that you have composed but not yet sent.
Trash It stores email messages that you have deleted from your mailbox.
It stores email messages that you have marked as spam. Spam is irrelevant or
Spam
unsolicited email for the purpose of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc.
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The interface or layout of home pages of email accounts of different email service providers may differ
but, they all offer same basic features.
USING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT
Once you have created an email account, you can access it anytime to view or send the email messages.
Accessing Your Email Account
You need to sign in to your email account to work with your email messages.
To sign in to your Gmail account:
1. Open a web browser and type the URL ‘www.gmail.com’ in the
Address Bar.
The Gmail Login screen appears.
2. Enter your username and click the Next button.
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3. Enter your password and click the Next button.
After checking your credentials, Gmail opens the home
page of your email account.
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