UNIT 1 – Communicating in the IT Industry TASK 1 (P2&P3)

UNIT 1 – Communicating in the IT IndustryTASK 1 (P2&P3) Non-technical user guide By Betsy Witney

Setting up an e-mail account - Technical go onto the website and click on create an account

Write in: Your name Choose your username Create a password Confirm that password Enter your birthday Enter your gender Add mobile number Prove your not a robot by entering the code Add location Tick terms and conditions Then click next step

Then because you added your mobile number hey will send you a verification ode when you get it enter th verification code into the box and click confirm And the welcome page will show up

Creating a mailing list – Technical 2 1 Then select new contact Click on gmail 3 Then give a name to your new contact group and click ok Then your contact group is complete 4

Reading e-mails – Non Technical To read e-mails click on INBOX Then click on the e-mail you want to read

Then you can read the e-mail and reply

Adding Contacts – Non Technical Click on Gmail Click on contacts Fill in the new contacts details and then click ADD.

Sending an e-mail – Non Technical To send an email log into your account and click on compose

Then click send to send the message Type in the email of the person you want to receive the message Add the subject of the message Write your message here

Staying safe- non technical • Do not open attachments if you don’t recognise what it is. • Use a firewall and anti viruses software and anti spyware • Keep your system up to date • don’t reply to spam mail or open it • Always log out of your account • Don’t give your password out to people • Change your password at least once a month

UNIT 1 – Communicating in the IT Industry TASK 1 (P2&P3)