Tech Setup

Getting started with your Gmail account

Let’s set up your HWC Gmail account and calendar. Start by setting up your password.

  1. Go to gmail.com

  2. Login with your temporary password: (yourfirstname)@houseworkscollective.com
    Houseworks123!

  3. Change your password to whatever you’d like

Connect Your Compass email

You will also be assigned a Compass email. To keep organized, you should forward your Compass email to your HWC email, where you will communicate going forward.

  1. Sign in to your Compass email account.

  2. In the top right, click Settings > See all settings.

  3. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP or Forwarding tab.

  4. In the "Forwarding" section, click Add a forwarding address and add your Houseworks Collective email.

  5. In your HWC email, click the verification link in the message.

  6. Return to the "Settings" page in your Compass account & refresh your browser.

  7. In the "Forwarding" section, select Forward a copy of incoming mail to.

  8. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Set Up Your Email Signature

  1. Find your email signature file HERE

  2. Download your file and open it in Chrome

  3. Select the entire signature and copy

  4. Open Gmail

  5. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.

  6. In the "Signature" section, paste what you copied text in the box.

  7. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes