Teach Yourself VISUALLY Google Workspace. Guy Hart-Davis

making the right choice the first time is ideal, it is not crucial, because Google enables you to switch between plans if necessary.

      To find out the cost of Google Workspace Enterprise Edition, you will need to speak to Google’s sales team. See the next section, “Sign Up for Google Workspace,” for contact information.

Sign Up for Google Workspace

Once you have decided to use Google Workspace and you have identified the Google Workspace edition best suited to your organization, you are ready to sign up for the service. You can either sign up online, which is usually convenient and which offers a 14-day free trial for up to 10 users, or contact Google’s sales team for personal attention.

      The online sign-up form is lengthy but fairly straightforward. This section takes you through the sign-up process to the point at which you specify the domain to use, and tells you how to contact Google’s sales team if necessary.

      Go to the Google Workspace Website

      Open a browser window to https://workspace.google.com. This page opens to the Overview tab, but you can click other tabs to explore or review information:

       What’s included. (A) Click this tab to see the list of apps included in Google Workspace.

       Pricing. (B) Click this tab to review the current pricing for the various Google Workspace plans.

       Security. (C) Click this tab to read summaries of the key security features Google Workspace offers.

       Resources. (D) Click this tab to view information resources related to Google Workspace, including FAQs, customer stories, and information on working remotely.

      When you are ready to proceed, click Get started (E) to display the Let’s Get Started Screen.

      Enter Essential Information and Contact Details

      On the Let’s Get Started screen, click Business name and type the name of your organization. Then go to the Number of Employees, Including You list and click Just you ( changes to ), 2–9 ( changes to ), 10–99 ( changes to ), 100–299 ( changes to ), or 300+ ( changes to ).

      Click Country (), and then click your country. Then click Next to display the What’s Your Contact Info? screen. On this screen, fill in your first name, last name, current email address, and business phone number, and then click Next to display the Does Your Business Have a Domain? screen.

      Provide Your Existing Domain Name or Find a Suitable Domain Name

      On the Does Your Business Have a Domain? screen, click YES, I HAVE ONE THAT I CAN USE if your organization has a domain name that you will use for your Google Workspace deployment. The What’s Your Business’s Domain Name? screen then appears, on which you provide the name.

      If your organization does not have a domain name for your Google Workspace deployment, click NO, I NEED ONE. The Let’s Find a Domain Name for Your Business screen then appears. Click Search domain names, type the domain you want to search for, and then press or to search.

      Once you have specified or chosen the domain name, follow the prompts to set up your Google Workspace user account and complete the sign-up routine.

      Contact Google’s Sales Team for Personal Attention

      Signing up for Google Workspace online is fast and easy for many administrators, but if you have a large organization or complex needs, you may do better to contact Google’s sales team and discuss those needs.

      To contact Google’s sales team, go to https://workspace.google.com/contact and click the I Want to Talk to Someone in Sales link. Click Number of employees () to open the pop-up menu, and then click the appropriate number.

Sign In to Google Workspace

Once your organization’s administrator has set up your Google Workspace account, you can sign in to the account. This section uses the Google website as an example for starting the sign-in process, but you can also sign in via the websites for individual Google Workspace apps, such as Google Drive or Gmail.

      Depending on how your organization’s administrator has configured Google Workspace, you may need to go through 2-Step Verification the first time you sign in on any computer or device. You can normally waive 2-Step Verification for future sign-ins on the same computer or device.

      Sign In to Google Workspace

      

Open a browser tab to a Google site, such as www.google.com.

      

Click Sign In.

      The Sign In screen appears.

      

Click Email or phone and type the email address for your Google Workspace account.