Google Gmail is now the most popular emailing service available with more than one billion people logging on every day to check their emails.
The next closest email provider is Hotmail’s Outlook, which is used by half a billion people.
Gmail has become culturally synonymous with the future of email, with many tech-savvy professionals using Gmail to send and receive their mail.
You can create a free Gmail account, quite easily online and below, Express.co.uk explains how in simple steps.
How to create a Gmail account
Creating a Gmail account is really simple if you follow these easy steps.
Head over to www.gmail.com and click the Create Account tab.
You will then need to input all your account details, including your name, chosen email address, date of birth and password.
A Google Terms of Service check will then appear. Read the ToS and click Next Step.
You will now be able to change the recovery settings to give you access to your account should you forget your email or password.
Hit Done and your new account will be created.
You can now log in to your Gmail account.
How to login to your Gmail
Once you have created a Gmail account, you can log in to your emails at any time on any smart device with an internet connection.
To log in, go to gmail.com and simply enter the Gmail email address you want to use and your password and then click Sign in.
You will now have total access to your emails, which can be accessed on your computer or as an app on your Android or iOS device.
To sign out of your Gmail, simply go to the top right-hand edge of the screen where you will find the initials of the account name you set up.
Click on the letters and a box will appear with Sign Out in the bottom-right.
Click Sign Out and you will be taken out of your Gmail account.