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Video: How to Sign Up for Google Account

You can create one account and use it for all of Google’s tools, such as: Gmail, Calendar, Blogs, Google Play, YouTube, AdSense, AdWords, Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager, etc. If appropriate, you can set up separate Google accounts for personal use and for business use.

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Slide 1. Title: How to Sign Up for Google Account, A beginner’s tutorial

Slide 2: Getting Started
This tutorial is geared towards beginners. Watch the video all the way through, to understand the process and view the notes. Then, start over, pausing at each slide, to give yourself time to complete each step.

Slide 3: Note
Google changes its products from time-to-time. The instructions and images in this tutorial are accurate as of February 2018.

Slide 4: One Account is ALL You Need
You can create one account and use it for all of Google’s tools, such as: Gmail, Calendar, Blogs, Google Play, YouTube, AdSense, AdWords, Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager, etc. If appropriate, you can set up separate Google accounts for personal use and for business use.

Slide 5: Gmail.com or Your Email
You can open an account by: 1 creating a new [username]@gmail.com email address. OR 2 using your existing personal or business email address.

Slide 6: Step One
Open your web browser and go to: accounts.google.com
The full URL (web address) is much longer, but all you need to do is type accounts.google.com and press enter / return / go.

Slide 7: Step Two
[check mark]  More option
Click “More options” and a popover will appear.
Image: Google Sign in page - More options.

Slide 8: Step Three
[check mark] Create account
Click “Create account” and a form will appear.
Image: Google Sign in page - Create account.

Slide 9: Step Four: Form
Complete and submit the form to create your Google account. Detailed instructions to follow...
Image: Google Sign up form.

Slide 10: Name
[check mark] Name is easy
Enter data in the First name and Last name boxes provided. For privacy concerns, you can use a screen name instead of your real name.
Image: Google Sign up form - Name.

Slide 11: Username@gmail.com
[check mark] Choose your username
Option One: To create a new [username]@gmail.com email, enter a unique username. The system will tell you if it is available or already in use.
Image: Google Sign up form - Username.

Slide 12: Your Email Address
[check mark] Using your email address
Option Two: If you want to use your existing email account, then click “I prefer to use my current email address.” Enter an email address which is under your control and which you can easily verify later in the process.
Image: Google Sign up form - Google email address.

Slide 13: Password
[check mark] Create a password
[check mark] Confirm your password
Make-up a password that is difficult to crack! Include numbers, symbols, UPPERCASE, and lowercase characters.
Image: Google Sign up form - Password.

Slide 14: Birthday
[check mark] Birthday is easy
Some Google products have minimum age requirements. If you have privacy concerns, then select (another) date that you will remember.
Image: Google Sign up form - Birthday.

Slide 15: Gender
[check mark] Gender is easy
Google gives you the choice of Female, Male, Other, or Rather not say.
Image: Google Sign up form - Gender.

Slide 16: Mobile Phone
[check mark] Mobile Phone is optional
It can be used with some Google products and to recovery your account if you ever forget the username or email address of the account.
Image: Google Sign up form - Mobile Phone optional.

Slide 17: Your Current Email
[check mark] Your current email address is optional
If you created a [username]@ gmail.com account, then this option will appear. You can use it later, if you ever need to recovery your account.
Image: Google Sign up form - Current email address optional.

Slide 18: Location
[check mark] Location is easy
Chances are, Google has already selected your country for you.
Image: Google Sign up form - Location.

Slide 19: Next
[check mark] Next step button
Review your entries and click the “Next step” button.
Image: Google Sign up form - Next.

Slide 20: Items in Red
If any items need updating, the form will indicate them in red. Fix the issues and click the “Next step” button again.
Image: Google Sign up form - Items in Red.

Slide 21: Congratulations!
Your account has been created! If you used your own personal or business email address to setup the account, look for an email containing verification instructions.

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