Your First Days
1 Explore the Gmail interface
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(4:47) Tour the Gmail interface. View new messages, perform message actions, chat with contacts online, and more.
Click through this interactive Flash presentation to learn about Gmail from each part of its interface.
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2 Start sending mail
Quick steps for how to compose messages, add attachments, reply and forward, and print messages.
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3 See how Gmail is different
Quickly learn to accomplish some of the same tasks in Gmail that you're used to doing in Microsoft Outlook®.
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Quickly learn to accomplish some of the same tasks in Gmail that you're used to doing in Lotus Notes®.
Print this guide out and keep it handy as you begin using Gmail.
An introduction to Gmail's unique mail management features, including conversation threads, archiving. stars and labels, and Google powered search.
A few features you might be used to in your old email application than aren't yet in Gmail.
Short video clips introducing some of Gmail's unique mail management features.
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4 Set up your email
Quick steps for organizing messages with labels and setting up other elements of your environment.
If you would prefer to continue to receive your email at an existing email address, you may wish to forward your SOO mail to another address. Click on the link to obtain instructions for forwarding your SOO Google Mail account to another email address.
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