How to Create an Email Account
If you do not have access to a personal or work email, instructions are provided for 3 “popular” free and easy email sites.
You are allowed to use an available computer in the Library to create an email account.
www.gmail.com
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Double click the “Internet Explorer” icon
on the desktop.
www.hotmail.com
Double click the “Internet Explorer” icon on
the desktop.
Go to www.gmail.com
Go to www.hotmail.com
Click on Create an Account
Located on the right side of the page.
Click on Sign up
GET STARTED
Fill in your first & last name
Choose desired LOGIN Name (be sure to
check availability)
Choose a password: Minimum 8
characters. For a more secure password,
use letters uppercase and lowercase,
numbers, and symbols.
Re-enter password
SECURITY QUESTION
Click on the dropdown menu; select “Write
my own question”. Type your security
Question that you will remember. Then,
type in the answer.
www.yahoo.com
Double click the “Internet Explorer” icon
on the desktop.
Go to www.yahoo.com
Click: Free Mail: Sign Up
Located on the right side of the page.
Choose desired LOGIN Name (be sure to
check availability)
Choose a password: Minimum 8 characters.
For a more secure password, use letters
uppercase and lowercase, numbers, and
symbols.
Re-enter password
SECURITY QUESTION
CLICK “Or choose a security question for
password reset”
Click on the dropdown menu; select “Write
my own question”. Type your security
Question that you will remember. Then,
type in the answer.
Input personal information.
Choose desired LOGIN Name (be sure to
check availability)
Choose a password: Minimum 6
characters. For a more secure password,
use letters uppercase and lowercase,
numbers, and symbols.
Re-enter password
Input personal information.
SECURITY QUESTION
Click on the dropdown menu; select
“Type your question here”. Type your
security Question that you will remember.
Then, type in the answer.
Type the characters you see in the
picture.
Type the characters you see in the picture.
Type the characters you see in the
picture.
Read the Terms of Service
Read the Microsoft service agreement
Read the Terms of Service
CLICK: I accept
CLICK: Do you agree?
Create my account.
CLICK: I accept. Create my account.
Once you have successfully created an email account, don’t forget to notify the Office of the Registrar of your new
email address!
As a reminder, please print your new email address and password:
Email: __________________________________________
Password: _________________________________