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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for Clemson University students to set up their Google Apps for Education account, including setting up the account, changing passwords, setting up mail forwarding from their Clemson email to their Google account, and allowing their Clemson email address to be used as the sender address for emails from their Google account. It outlines 5 main steps for account creation and setup.

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    Create Gmail Account

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for Clemson University students to set up their Google Apps for Education account, including setting up the account, changing passwords, setting up mail forwarding from their Clemson email to their Google account, and allowing their Clemson email address to be used as the sender address for emails from their Google account. It outlines 5 main steps for account creation and setup.

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for Clemson University students to set up their Google Apps for Education account, including setting up the account, changing passwords, setting up mail forwarding from their Clemson email to their Google account, and allowing their Clemson email address to be used as the sender address for emails from their Google account. It outlines 5 main steps for account creation and setup.

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    295 views7 pages

    Create Gmail Account

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    Paul Emoregan
    This document provides step-by-step instructions for Clemson University students to set up their Google Apps for Education account, including setting up the account, changing passwords, setting up mail forwarding from their Clemson email to their Google account, and allowing their Clemson email address to be used as the sender address for emails from their Google account. It outlines 5 main steps for account creation and setup.

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    Step 1 - Create the Account

    1. Go to the mail forwarding/control panel at http://www.clemson.edu/email_forwarding.


    You may need to authenticate with your Clemson userid and password
    2. Put a check in the box for "Google Apps for Education."

    3. A dialog box will open asking if you accept the terms of use for a Clemson Google Apps
    for Education account. Click

    4. The account will be created and your new password will be displayed on the screen.
    Please copy this temporary password. You will need it in the next few steps.

    Step 2 - Initial Account Setup


    1. Go to http://g.clemson.edu. Log in with your userid and new Google password as noted
    from a previous step.

    2. Select your language of choice. Enter the security code as displayed. Then read and
    accept Google's terms of service.

    3. If prompted about being directed to a connection that is not secure, click yes. You will
    now see the email client for Google Apps for Education.
    Step 3 - Change Password

    1. Now you need to change your temporary password that you received in Step 1 to a
    permanent, strong password that you can remember.
    o In the top, right-hand corner, click
    o When the box below appears, click

    2. Click on the left-hand panel

    3. In the settings shown below, click


    4. Enter your current password and enter a new password twice. This page warns you if
    your password is too weak (i.e. easy for someone else to guess or a malicious program to

    crack). Once you have entered a strong password, click

    Step 4 - Set Mail Forwarding for the Google Apps for Education Account
    (OPTIONAL)
    This step describes how to set mail forwarding so that any email sent to "[email protected]"
    will be redirected to your Google Apps for Education Account.

    1. Return to the Email Control/Forwarding Panel at


    http://www.clemson.edu/email_forwarding/.
    2. Put a check in the box to deliver email to the "Google Apps for Education" account.

    Step 5 - Create "[email protected]" as Valid Sender (FROM) Address


    (OPTIONAL)

    If you want to use your Google Apps for Education account to send email as
    "[email protected]" or if you need to send email to any Clemson class or departmental
    mailing lists, then you will need to set "[email protected]" as a valid "FROM" address.

    In Gmail:

    1. On the top, right-hand side of the screen, click


    2. Then, at the top, click

    3. In the settings shown below, click


    4. The prompt below should appear. Enter your name as you would like it displayed. At the
    prompt for email address, enter your "[email protected]" address, replacing "userid"
    with your Clemson user ID. Leave all other settings untouched. Click

    5. Now you will need to verify that the Clemson address is a real and functional address.
    Click .
    6. Google will send a message to your Clemson account. Go to it, open the message from
    Google. Either click on the embedded link to verify your Clemson address or make note
    of the numbers to enter in the verification prompt.

    7. Once verified, the dialog below should appear:

    8. Now, you can decide if you want to use your "[email protected]" address as your
    FROM: address or if you want to reply based on the address to which the message was
    sent. If you want your Clemson address as your default, click . Otherwise,
    leave the settings unchanged.

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