How to create an email account

Having an email account has become absolutely necessary these days, whether for work or personal reasons. The vast majority of current information exchanges are based on the technology that the Internet offers, so creating an email account is basic. The e-mail has moved almost completely to the postal mail, being much faster and cheaper. To do so, only, you must fill in with your data the fields that the system asks for and look for a secure password. We present some of the free accounts that every Internet user should have, at least one of them.

An account in Outlook

The email of Outlook (previously Hotmail) is already, with more than 270 million users, one of the most used free services in the world. We recommend you consult our article How to create an Outlook email account to know in detail the steps to follow.

You will have to go to www.outlook.com and click on 'Register now' and fill in the blank form with the security information required to create an email account, such as the address you wish to choose and the password. Once completed, select 'I agree', bearing in mind that this action will mean that you agree to the Microsoft Services Agreement and the privacy statement.

You have already created your Outlook email account, you can go to 'Inbox' and start reading and writing messages.

Create a Yahoo account

The process to create an account in Yahoo is similar; Go to the Yahoo page and click on Email. Next you see below, to Create a new account . You will open a new screen where you must fill in the form with the required information and password. In this case, Yahoo gives you several options in case you forget your password: another email address (optional) and two security questions.

Once completed, select ' Create my account', bearing in mind that this action will mean that you agree to the Yahoo Services Agreement and the privacy statement. From this moment you already have your Yahoo mail account and you can go to 'Inbox' and start receiving and writing messages. Click here to see it step by step.

Gmail, Google mail

How could it be otherwise, the most used search engine should also have its own free email service. To create a Gmail account, the first step you must take is to open a Google page. In the top menu select Gmail and, in the window that will open, click on Create a new account.

Next, fill in all the information requested by the form and create a secure password. Gmail will also ask you for an alternate email address (if you have one) and a security question. Once you have completed the entire form, select ' I accept. Create my account, taking into account that this action will mean that you agree with the Google Services Agreement and its privacy policy.

In this case, they give you access if you want to print it. From this moment you already have your Gmail email account and you can go to 'Inbox' and start receiving and writing messages.