Using Gmail in ECO2 with Windows 7

ECO2 devices with Version 3.0 software and higher, use Gmail for e-mail access.  The Gmail icon Gmail icon on Computer Access page. on your device computer keyboard  links to Pages with keyboard shortcuts that work with Gmail.

 

What to do first:

  1. Connect your device to the internet.

  2. Go to your Gmail account or set up a Gmail account following the directions on Google® under "Gmail"

Gmail home page.

3.      If you are the sole user of the ECO, you may want to check the box to remember your password so you don’t have to log on with a user name and password each time. (if you don't want to save the user name and password log on, then someone may need to assist you with logging on.

4. When your Gmail is set-up and open, click on the Settings link (gear icon) Gear Icon in Gmail in the upper right corner of your screen.  Under Mail Settings, place a checkmark in the box for Turn Keyboard Shortcuts ON.

 

Gmail Pages that are Preprogammed will look similar to this:

Mail Gmail page.

Opening a New Message

Contacts that can be personalized for you

 

 

Modifying a Contact:

Contacts that can be personalized for you

1.       With your Gmail page open and the contact list visible on the ECO screen, select the Set Up key (#2) on the top of the ECO case, then select the Contact Key you wish to modify.

Modifying page.

Modifying an email address.

2.      Select Spell Message, or Define Key Function, now very carefully replace name@address.com with the email address you desire, leaving the OUTPUT MARKER tool in the message bar.  Select OK

Modified contact.

3.      You may Change  Icon and put in an Imported Picture of the person emailing or just Change Label to add their name.  Select OK when finished and try out your modified key.

Tip:  before you go to the gmail page, compose your text/message either in a notebook or just on the display.  Then when you hit Paste Text, the message from the display goes into the message box of the email.