Create an email account

Need to set up an email account but not sure where to start? See below advice on setting up an email account that you can use to access online services.

There are a wide range of email providers available such as Gmail, AOL and Yahoo.

To set up an email account with Gmail:

You will need to create a Google Account. You can use the username and password to sign in to Gmail and other Google products such as YouTube, Google Play and Google Drive.
Follow the steps on the Google account page(opens in a new window) to set up your account.

To set up an email account with AOL:

Go to the AOL website(opens in a new window) and click on 'create account'

To set up an email account with Yahoo:

Go to the Yahoo website(opens in a new window) and complete the steps on screen.