This course uses the Web-based e-mail service from Google™ called Gmail™, (Google Mail in the UK and Germany), to introduce you to the basics of e-mail. Gmail is an e-mail service which is accessed directly via the Web, and is not dependent on your using software loaded on your own personal computer. (e.g. Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird).

A major advantage of Web-based e-mail is that you can access your e-mail from any Internet-connected computer anywhere in the world.

Expect to gain an understanding of what e-mail is, and to learn how to sign-up and get started with Web-based e-mail.