Gmail is a free advertising-supported email service provided by Google. In may 2013 Storage space allocated to each user is increased to 15 GB for free which includes Gmail,Google Drive and Google+ photos and  paid plans are available for up to 30 TB.The service was upgraded from beta status on July 7, 2009, along with the rest of the Google Apps suite. Initially Gmail offered 1 GB memory space per user which was considerably huge in those days.

As on june 2012 Gmail has over 425 million users and is used by 45 different states by government agencies and 66 out of 100 best universities in US are using it. Each mail can be upto 25 MB including the attachments which may be files as discussed below:

Steps for Gmail Sign-Up and Login :

1. Go through the Official Website: www.GMail.com or click here GMAIL  and you will be redirected to page as shown below :    

2. Click on create an account then you will be redirected to a page containing a form. You need to fill it then click on next step as shown below:

3. After filling your details, you will see a pop-up showing gmail terms of service. You need to click “I Agree” to continue further.

4. After showing all the steps you will be redirected to the Welcome Message from Gmail team, introducing you to the gmail dashboard. Well now you are almost done your google account.

 

5. This is how your Gmail Account Dashboard lookslike.

6. Apart from gmail you can also access Google Maps, Youtube and many other features shown in the image below. Google provides 15GB cloud space in Google Drive to save your memories. You can also share them with your beloved one.

7. You can change your gmail security and some privacy settings going into My Account.

8. For login from the next use you need  to enter your Gmail ID and password. You can also upload a profile picture to your gmail account from My Account settings. 

Most of us are pretty dependent on our email. I mean, don’t you guys often wake up to an inbox that looks like this?

No?? Remember: No matter how full your inbox is, somebody else always has a crazier one than you do. And even if you think you know everything there is to know about Gmail, the email service near and dear to our hearts, there’s always a trick.

Gmail Features:

 1.  The dots in your Gmail address doesn’t matter:

You can email [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected] and they would all go to the same place . The periods in your email address are actually totally meaningless.

2. You can hit the snooze button on your Gmail:

Using the free Gmail app Boomerang , you can open an email and set it to return to your inbox  in a set amount of time.

 3. Find out if your Gmail address has been spread and by whom:

If you add a “+” sign and then any words into your Gmail address , it still works. For example, if you were to subscribe to a shopping site and your email address is [email protected], you could use the email address. Plus, if you get any emails from another site to [email protected], you’ll know who gave your email address out.

4. You can get desktop notifications for emails:

If you’re an obsessive email checker, Gmail can pop up with little notifications on your desktop when you get an email. You can set it to notify you when you get any email, or just when you get emails that are labeled “important.” Just click the gear icon in your inbox, go to Settings, and scroll down to Desktop Notifications.

5. You can delete the entire contents of your inbox:

Ready for some spring cleaning? It’s pretty easy to erase all of your emails. In your inbox, you’ll see the number of emails you’re viewing. For me, it says “1-25 of 19,752.” Click on that to “show more messages.” From there, click the little checkbox on the top left and select “All.” From this, Gmail will ask if you really mean to select all of the messages in your inbox.

6. You can un-send emails:

There’s nothing worse than sending an email and immediately realizing that it had a typo in it or you sent it to the wrong person. Thankfully, there’s a way to avoid that shame. Gmail has a “lab” that gives you a few seconds between the moment you hit the send button and the moment it actually sends and allows you to stop an email from sending.If you scroll down, you’ll find the lab called “undo send.” Click “enable,” then scroll down and hit “save changes.”

7. You can use all different kinds of stars and symbols to keep your email organized:

There’s more than just a yellow star at your disposal. If you click the gear symbol and then go to “general,” you can scroll down and see “stars.” There you’ll see 6 different colored stars and 6 other symbols.Make sure to “save changes” when you’re finished.You can also move the stars around and reorder them from place to place. If, say, blue is your favorite color, you can just use blue stars.For changing colours click on the stars till you get the required colour.