Your Google Account - Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 User Manual

Your Google Account

To optimize your tablet capabilities, register and sign in to a Google Account to use Google applications,
download applications from Android Market, back up your settings and other data to Google servers, and
take advantage of other Google services on your tablet.
Note: An Internet connection is required to create or sign in to a Google Account. Ensure that your tablet
has an active Wi-Fi or mobile data connection (2G or 3G) before you register or sign in.
Creating a Google Account
To create a Google Account, do the following:
1. From the main Home screen, touch the Android Settings icon
applications icon
2. Touch Accounts & sync ➙ Add account.
3. Touch Google Accounts from the account type list.
4. Touch Create account, and then follow the instructions on the screen to create your account.
Adding and removing a Google Account
To add a Google Account, do the following:
1. From the main Home screen, touch the Android Settings icon
applications icon
2. Touch Accounts & sync ➙ Add account.
3. Touch the account type that you want to add.
4. Type your account information and touch Sign in.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish adding the account. All the added accounts are listed
under Manage accounts on the Accounts & sync screen.
To remove a Google account, touch the account from the accounts list on the Accounts & sync screen, and
then touch Remove account from the top right corner.
Synchronizing your Google Account with your tablet
The changes you make to any added account on the tablet or on the Web can be automatically synchronized
with each other. By default, the Auto-sync function is enabled.
If you want to synchronize your accounts with your tablet manually, do the following:
1. Go to the Accounts & sync settings screen.
2. Touch the account that you want to synchronize with your tablet.
3. Configure the items that you want to synchronize, and then touch the Sync Now icon
top right corner of the screen.
If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can reset it by doing the following:
1. Go to http://www.google.com and touch Sign in.
2. Touch Can't access your account? in the Sign in with your Google Account box, and then follow the
instructions on the screen to reset your password.
from the action bar and then touch Settings. The Android Settings screen opens.
from the action bar and then touch Settings. The Android Settings screen opens.
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