Gmail is Google’s new email service, which currently offers of 2GB of storage space.  This article will show you how to get a gmail invite, and how to use gmail once you have it set up.

How to Get a Gmail Invite

The first place to look for a gmail invite is family and friends.  If you know anyone who has gmail, ask them to send you an invite.  If you do not know anyone who has gmail, there are other ways to get an invite.  One way to get an invite is through one of the many websites that give out donated invites.  Searching for “gmail invite” will give you links to many of these websites.  If you cannot get an invite on one of these sites, you can buy one for a fairly low price on eBay.

Once you have an invite, you will receive instructions on how to set up your gmail account.

How to Use Gmail

Writing an email in Gmail is simple.  Click “Compose Mail” and an email screen will appear in front of you.  Gmail has recently added features that allow you to format your text, and enable you to add hyperlinks to your emails.

Emails are arranged in conversations and not by individual messages.  This allows you to view a message and all the replies to that message on a single screen.  However, this does not always work, especially if the subject of the email changes.

Organizing and Finding Emails in Gmail

Gmail does not allow for folders in your email account.  However, it allows you to assign labels to an email, which allows you to categorize emails.  Clicking on a certain label will show you all emails with that label.

Gmail also allows you to search your email.  You can search by subject, title, and date.  You can also search for words that appear in an email.  Gmail also allows you to search deleted messages that are in your trash folder.