Create a group & choose group settings
You can use Google Groups to create an online group for your team, organization, class, or other group to do things like:
- Email each other
- Organize meetings
- Find people with similar hobbies or interests
You can also change your group's type, name, description, and choose who can join, post, and view topics.
Create a group
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Near the top left, click Create group.
- Enter info and choose settings for the group.
- Click Create.
Make your group an email list or web forum
You can change your group type at any time to match your group’s communication style and workflow.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click My Groups.
- Choose a group.
- Near the top right, click Manage. A menu appears on the left.
- On the left, click Information
Advanced.
- To select a new group type, next to "Select a group type," click the Down arrow
. You can choose between:
- Email list: Members communicate with each other using a single email address.
- Web forum: Members use the Google Groups web forum to communicate with each other.
- Q&A forum: This is a type of web forum with that allows members to ask and answer each other's questions.
- Collaborative inbox: Members can assign topics to other members as tasks.
- Click Reset this group.
- In the box that pops up, click Reset group.
Change your group’s name, description & email settings
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click My Groups.
- Choose a group.
- Near the top right, click Manage. A menu appears on the left.
- On the left, click Information
General information.
- Make your changes.
- Click Save.
Set features included in every email
You can set a subject prefix, email footer, and how users view their emails from your group.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click My Groups.
- Choose a group.
- Near the top right, click Manage. A menu appears on the left.
- On the left, click Settings
Email Options.
- Make your changes.
- Click Save.
Set how members display their identity
You can allow members to post with a display name or require that each member be linked to their Google profile.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click My Groups.
- Choose a group.
- Near the top right, click Manage. A menu appears on the left.
- On the left, click Settings
Identity.
- Select one of the required forms of identity.
- Click Save.