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Email Signatures

Learn to create a concise professional signature and close messages consistently in this beginner-friendly Gmail lesson.

Learning outcomes

Explain how to create a concise professional signature.
Complete the guided activity safely.
Check that you can close messages consistently.

Before you begin

Use the correct account. Practise with fictional content and never share passwords, recovery codes or confidential information.

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Step-by-step instructions

Open Gmail and confirm that the profile picture and email address show the intended Google Account.
Add name, role and approved contact details using fictional or non-sensitive practice information.
Pause before any send, delete, sharing, security or account change; check recipients, permissions and likely consequences.
Review the result and confirm that you can close messages consistently.
Record one useful habit and safely reverse or remove any temporary practice item.

Ian's practical tip: Email can affect real people immediately. Check the account, recipients, subject, attachments, tone and privacy before you send or share.

Practical activity

Add name, role and approved contact details. Your expected result is to close messages consistently.

Completion checklist

I used the intended account and safe practice information. I completed and reviewed the activity. I checked recipients, permissions, security and the final result.