Gmail is the official email provider for all NC State students, faculty and staff.

Gmail is a Core Google Workspace app and covered under the Core Terms of the Google Workspace Education Agreement.

Using Gmail

Gmail Basics

• • Gmail is the official email provider for all NC State students, faculty and staff.
  • The preferred browser for Gmail is Chrome.
  • Your Gmail has a storage quota assigned to it based on your university affiliation. See Google Storage Quotas for information.
  • See: Get started with Gmail

Your Google Workspace Address

• • Your NC State Google Workspace account uses your Unity email address; i.e.,
    unityid@ncsu.edu.
  • Email sent to or from an email alias; i.e.,
    firstname_lastname@ncsu.edu, will reach its destination and an alias can also be used when scheduling in Google Workspace calendar or sharing documents.

Settings and Guidance

• • Email security
  • Email alias
  • Email forwarding
  • Attachments
  • Email Retention

Sending volume email from campus

ITPC-Email

Accessibility

• Assistive technology users may want to use one of the following:
  • the Basic HTML view of Gmail
  • their own email client (see Gmail’s Choose your IMAP email client settings for Gmail)
• See Google’s accessibility products and features and scroll to the Gmail section.
• Google Workspace user guide to accessibility

Data Security

• Minimizing Spam
• NC State Antivirus Resources

Gmail on your mobile phone

• For easiest mobile access to your Gmail, download the Gmail app.

Resources and Support

Google Training at NC State (REPORTER)
Google Workspace Learning Center: Gmail training and help
Gmail Help Community
Gmail Help Center
Download your Data
NC State IT Service Portal