1 - Before you start

IMPORTANT: Google have made 2 step verification mandatory for Gmail from 1 June 2022. You can find more information on this here.

1. Sign in to your Gmail account.
2. Click the icon on the top right-hand side of the window 
   

    TIP: This icon displays the first letter of your name or your personalised picture

3. Click Manage your Google Account, then click Security, then click 2-Step Authentication.
4. Click Get started then Continue.
5. Enter your telephone number and select either Text message or Phone call then click SEND.
6. Enter the code you receive via your preferred method. 
7. Scroll down and select App passwords.
8. Enter a name for the app e.g. Sage, then click Create.   
   
   

Google will then create a unique password to allow an app to use the email functionality of your Gmail account. You should then update your SMTP settings, in your Sage software,to include this password.

You can then follow this guide email your documents.