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== Using your Virginia Tech email through Gmail ==
Google's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail Gmail] is an free alternative to Virginia Tech's WebMail with more features and virtually unlimited storage space.
=== Create a Gmail account ===
<ol><li> If you have not yet done so, [http://mail.google.com/mail/signup create a Gmail account].
</li></ol>
=== Set up Forwarding for VT Mail ===
<ol><li> Log into [http://my.vt.edu/ http://my.vt.edu]
</li><li> Select the '''Personal Info''' tab.
</li><li> Click the '''Manage your Profile''' link.
</li><li> Beside E-mail and Forwarding, click the '''Edit''' link.
</li><li> Click the '''Enable Forwarding''' button.
</li><li> In the text box, type the Gmail address to which you want to forward your VT Mail.
</li><li> Click the '''OK''' button.
</li><li> To verify that the change was successful, a green message will be under "VT Mail Settings":
</li></ol>
<code></code><pre>Successfully added forwarding to: [your Gmail address]</pre>
=== Use your Virginia Tech address in outgoing emails ===
<ol><li> Log in to your Gmail account.
</li><li> Click '''Settings''' along the top of any page, and then select the '''Accounts''' tab.
</li><li> Click '''Add another email address''' in the '''Send mail as''' section.
</li><li> Enter your full name in the '''Name''' field, and your Virginia Tech email address in the '''Email address''' field.
</li><li> Click '''Next Step >>''' and then click '''Send Verification'''
to complete the process. Gmail will send a verification message to your
other email address to confirm that you'd like to add it to your Gmail
account. You'll need to click the link in that message, or enter the
confirmation code in the '''Accounts''' section of your Gmail
account, to complete the process. Once you've verified that you'd like
to add the address to your account, you can start sending messages
using your custom 'From:' address.
</li></ol>
Google's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail Gmail] is an free alternative to Virginia Tech's WebMail with more features and virtually unlimited storage space.
=== Create a Gmail account ===
<ol><li> If you have not yet done so, [http://mail.google.com/mail/signup create a Gmail account].
</li></ol>
=== Set up Forwarding for VT Mail ===
<ol><li> Log into [http://my.vt.edu/ http://my.vt.edu]
</li><li> Select the '''Personal Info''' tab.
</li><li> Click the '''Manage your Profile''' link.
</li><li> Beside E-mail and Forwarding, click the '''Edit''' link.
</li><li> Click the '''Enable Forwarding''' button.
</li><li> In the text box, type the Gmail address to which you want to forward your VT Mail.
</li><li> Click the '''OK''' button.
</li><li> To verify that the change was successful, a green message will be under "VT Mail Settings":
</li></ol>
<code></code><pre>Successfully added forwarding to: [your Gmail address]</pre>
=== Use your Virginia Tech address in outgoing emails ===
<ol><li> Log in to your Gmail account.
</li><li> Click '''Settings''' along the top of any page, and then select the '''Accounts''' tab.
</li><li> Click '''Add another email address''' in the '''Send mail as''' section.
</li><li> Enter your full name in the '''Name''' field, and your Virginia Tech email address in the '''Email address''' field.
</li><li> Click '''Next Step >>''' and then click '''Send Verification'''
to complete the process. Gmail will send a verification message to your
other email address to confirm that you'd like to add it to your Gmail
account. You'll need to click the link in that message, or enter the
confirmation code in the '''Accounts''' section of your Gmail
account, to complete the process. Once you've verified that you'd like
to add the address to your account, you can start sending messages
using your custom 'From:' address.
</li></ol>