An email account and a Yahoo mail account
are one and the same thing, although “email account” is just a generic term for the facility.
There are many different types of email account providers and
Yahoo is one of them.
To open an email account, first pick an email provider. You can choose from Yahoo, Gmail, Webmail and many others.
These are usually free. I’ll use Gmail as an example.
How to open an email account
Step 1: Visit https://accounts.google.com/signup?service=mail
This will take you to a registration page where you will fill out your personal details. This includes your name, birthday and gender.
Step 2: Choose a username
Your username needs to be completely unique
and it can be anything you want. Make sure that you remember it because you will need to use it every time you log into your account.
Step 3: Choose a Password
Your password needs to consist of at least 8 characters. Once again, you need to remember it because you will use it every time you log into your account.
Step 4: Type in the Verification Code and Accept the Terms and Conditions.
Once you’ve typed in the verification code and clicked the box that says you accept the terms and conditions, Google will create your email account.
Still confused? Watch this tutorial: