Using Google Groups as Email Lists

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1. You must have a Gmail Account. Login to Gmail and type groups.google.com in your browser

Go to groups.google.com

2. On the button ‘Create group’ , Click on it

Click Group button

3. Enter your Group/Email list details..Name, Email address (e.g. will be [yourgroup]@googlegroups.com), description, Language, Type (Please select Email List)

Set your group email

Set your group type to email list

4. Set other options. Permissions (Set to..View – all members, Post – All members, Join – Anyone can ask)

Change permissions

settings as shown

5. Verify you are human (To avoid spam) – Enter characters/Numbers provided with no spaces

6. Verify you are human (To avoid spam) – Enter characters/Numbers provided with no spaces

Enter characters in the captcha verification tool

7. Welcome message – Options to Invite, change or customize settings, Add new topic/email

Select Option ‘Invite People’

8. Invite people – Enter email addresses separated by commas including the invitation message

Enter emails to invite separated by commas

9. Invite people – Go to top of page and send invites using button shown below

Click invite button

10. Direct Add Members – Go to Left sidebar, click ‘direct add members’

Note Carefully, Change email subscription to ‘All email’ for a directly added member for them to receive their emails

11. Showing directly Adding a Member – You add more than one email separating them by commas

Note Carefully, Change email subscription to ‘All email’ for a directly added member for

them to receive emails

12. Join Request on the Sidebar – Shows people who have asked to join the group, gives option to accept/reject them.

Menu to check ‘Join requests’

13. Group’s Email Options – Options on how to send email to group and also adding group header [xx]

Text/Settings that will appear on your email header

or footer

14. Viewing of All Group members – Click side bar, ‘All members’ To go to your group and change settings remember to login to Gmail and the go to the url ‘groups.google.com’ on another tab.

Members Menu

Now you can email to your group/list by using the group email you have created xyz@googlegroups.com and other members can also use the same email to reply or post messages.Thank you for your time!