Set up an AARP Google Account

You will receive an invitation to your AARP email for a Google Drive folder. If you do not already have a Google account using your AARP email address you will need to set one up. 

 

  1. Go to www.google.com 
  2. In the upper right corner click Sign In
  3. Choose Create Account  For myself

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  1. Click on “Use my current email address instead”

 

  1. Add your AARP email address into the email field.
  2. Follow the remaining prompts to create and verify your email address and Google account.
  3. If you have not already received an invitation to a folder:
    1. When your Google account is confirmed email pubsupport@aarp.org and request an invitation to a Google drive folder. 
  4. In this folder you will create your Google docs that you will share with your external contributors. More specific directions will be provided during training.