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|ICT Competency
|ICT Competency
|One of the important competencies of using technology is to for connecting with each other to share and learn. Working with email applications allows you to get familiar with communicating using digital methods.
|One of the important benefits of using technology is for connecting with each other to share and learn. Working with email applications allows you to get familiar with communicating using digital methods.
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|Educational application and relevance
|Educational application and relevance
=== Working with application ===
=== Working with application ===
====Creating a gmail account====
====Using Gmail====
[[File:Gmail_1_Main_Window.png|400px|left|Gmail home page]]
Once you open the browser from (Application -> Internet -> Firefox) type www.gmail.com in address bar and press '''Enter'''. The Gmail window will open, as shown in the image here. You can either '''sign in''' from the top right side of your screen or create a new Gmail ID follow below. {{clear}}<br>
To Create new Gmail ID, click on '''Create Account''' or '''sign up''' from the gmail home page and follow the below steps.
[[File:Gmail_2_Create_Account.png|right|400px|Creating new gmail account]]
#Enter user name and password. Your username will be your email address.
#Enter user name and password. Your username will be your email address.
# Enter password (Remember your password)
# Enter password (Remember your password)
# Next time, If you want to login to your gmail account, follow the first step.
# Next time, If you want to login to your gmail account, follow the first step.
==== Functional area 2 (Defining recording settings) ====
====Signing in to access emails====
<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px" caption="Gmail sign in and features">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Gmail sign in and features">
File:Gmail login screen.png| Gmail home page
File:Gmail login screen.png|Gmail sign in page
File:Gmail 4 Inbox.png |Home page for after logging in
File:Gmail 4 Inbox.png |home page for after you logged in to account
</gallery>
</gallery>
'''Accessing emails'''
#When you want to check your email, simply type gmail.com or mail.google.com into any browser address bar. Be sure to type your email and password EXACTLY as you typed it in when you created your account (including whether letters are capitalized or not). DO NOT click “Stay signed in.”
# Refresh button : to refresh your gmail folders
#In the second image you can following menu's.
# Compose : To start a new email to send
## Refresh button : to refresh your gmail folders
# Serach bar : for searching the mails.
## Compose : To send a new mail
# Inbox : All the mails you received will be in this folder
## Search bar : To search for mails.
# Sent : This will have all your sent mails
## Inbox : All the mails you have received will be in this folder
# Draft : Draft is where you may send unfinished emails that are still in progress
## Sent : This will have all your sent mails
## Draft : Draft is where your unfinished mails are saved
==== Composing new mail ====
==== Composing new mail ====
## To access your sent mails, click on '''Sent''' from the left side gmail panel.
## To access your sent mails, click on '''Sent''' from the left side gmail panel.
==== Checking mails and Reply ====
==== Checking mails and replying ====
Your inbox displays all email messages you have received. By default, unread messages in your inbox have a white background and display in bold lettering while read messages have a gray background and normal type.<br>
Your inbox displays all email messages you have received. By default, unread messages in your inbox have a white background and display in bold lettering while read messages have a gray background and normal type.<br>
However, you must remember that these formatting settings are subject to change and you need to remember that there will be a separate way of displaying "read" and "unread" mails.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="230px">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="230px">
File:Gmail Inbox.png| Checking received emails
File:Gmail Inbox.png| Checking received emails
File:Gmail 7 Reply and Forward.png| Reply and forward mail
File:Gmail 7 Reply and Forward.png| Replying and forwarding mail
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</gallery>
# To open an email, simply click it in your email list and start reading it. To respond to an email, open it and in the box under the email, click Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. <br>
# To open an email, simply click it in your email list and start reading it. To respond to an email, open it and in the box under the email, click Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. <br>
==== Download an attachment ====
==== Download an attachment ====
[[File:Gmail_8_Download_The_Attachement.png|450px|left|thumb|Download attachment file]]
[[File:Gmail_8_Download_The_Attachement.png|450px|left|thumb|DOwnload attachment file]]
#A paperclip icon next to an email indicates that there is an attachment with the mail
#A paperclip icon next to an email indicates that there is an attachment with the mail
#To download an attachment in an email, open mail and scroll down the message and come to the file attached.
#To download an attachment in an email, open mail and scroll down the message and come to the file attached.
[[File:Gmail_10_Sign_out.png|350px|left|thumb|Signing out from your account]]
[[File:Gmail_10_Sign_out.png|350px|left|thumb|Signing out from your account]]
This is very important steps to secure your gmails from others. log out of your Gmail account is essential if you use public computers or even in personal computer. Your Gmail account can contain a lot of sensitive information, and signing out will help protect it.
This is a very important step to secure your mails from others. Logging out of your Gmail account is essential if you use public computers or even in personal computer. Your Gmail account can contain a lot of sensitive information, and signing out will help protect it.
#Click on your name or small circle with your starting letter of your username, which displayed on top right side of your screen, as in this screen.
#Click on your name or small circle with your starting letter of your username, which displayed on top right side of your screen, as in this screen.
# Click on it and select '''sign out''' or '''logout'''.
# Click on it and select '''sign out''' or '''logout'''.
