Gmail Sign in & Gmail Sign Up  – Best of 2016

Gmail sign up will get you a new Gmail account, and Gmail sign in is a routine procedure to login to your Google account. This article includes both the procedures just to make sure you find what you are looking for.

The Gmail sign up procedure will be described in detail to begin with. If you are looking for Gmail sign in procedure, please scroll down to the sign in section of this article.

For both the procedures, you’ll need to begin from the Gmail web page, www.gmail.com.

Gmail sign up:

1. In the Gmail home/login page, click on the Create an account button/link to start with Gmail sign up. You’ll be directed to the “Gmail account registration page”, which basically is an electronic registration form, where you’ll need to fill in the necessary details under appropriate headings.
2. Start by entering your First and Last names.
3. Then, choose a username, i.e. your Gmail email ID. It looks something like username42@gmail.com. You can use letters, numbers and period in your email address. Modify your username or choose a different username altogether if the one you have entered is already registered.
4. Next, create a password for your email. Your password should be at least 8 characters long and should include at least three of the following to make it a strong one: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, symbols and periods.
5. Re-enter the password to confirm it.
6. Enter your Birthday and Gender.
7. Next, enter your Country Code with Mobile phone number and  your current email address if you have one. These are optional. Remember, both the Mobile number and email address will be required to verify account, and to recover your email, if happen to forget your password.
8. Enter the characters you see in the image to verify a manual account sign up.
9. Select your current location, i.e. your Country.
10. Then, check the check-box below and click Next step.
11. Upload a user image or create a Google plus profile if you like. Else, click No thanks.
12. Finally, click on Continue to Gmail to go to your Gmail inbox.

Gmail sign in:

1. To perform Gmail sign in, click Sign in button at the top-right corner of the Gmail home page. If gmail.com directly gets you to the Gmail login page, jump to step 2.
2. Enter your Gmail email ID and click Next.
3. Then, enter your password in the next page.
4. Select the ‘Keep me signed in’ option if you are on a personal device. Else, uncheck it.
5. Finally, click the blue Sign in button to complete Gmail sign in procedure.