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Gmail: additional email addresses

toofy

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Posted February 5, 2012 at 10:28AM

I have opened a Gmail account; my login and email address are the same. I am wanting to establish an email address for my wife but the instructions confuse me. It mentions addl. email addresses and also alternate addresses. Are they the same thing? Gmail also point out "You can't use a Gmail address as an alternate" Should my wife open her own Gmail account? Thanks for your help.

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marvin42

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Posted February 5, 2012 at 10:55AM

I think your wife should open her own email address in the same way that you did. Don't know what "addl. email addresses" means but alternate email is so they can send you a new password if you forget it.

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toofy

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Posted February 6, 2012 at 10:04PM

Thanks for your reply Marvin. (Addl. was me being lazy and not typing additional. Sorry.) I successfully set up gmail for myself, sending & receiving emails without any problem. The next day, The gmail account opening procedures were completed for my wife: her own login/email address, password etc. Since then my gmail account & gmail address has vanished!! I have trawled through the gmail troubleshooting sections etc which I find difficult to follow. Can anyone explain what I have done wrong? I use XP & Firefox as browser. I have 'searched' gmail for the email address which i briefly used, gmail cannot find it.

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wee eddie

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Posted February 6, 2012 at 11:36PM

Your System will Log into the last eMail Address used.

In the top right hand corner will be the Name of the Account Logged in > Click on the Down Arrow > and Sign Out > Then just log in with your own Name and Password

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toofy

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Posted February 7, 2012 at 8:14AM

wee eddie-that's exactly what I needed to know. Thank you very much. Best wishes to all you helpers. Derek

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wee eddie

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Posted February 7, 2012 at 11:13AM

toofy: Now all you have to do is to Click on the Tick, by my reply, and that will show that the thread is resolved.

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