After you sign up for Google Workspace, here's how we suggest you get started. Find your edition and type of business, below.
Individual edition
For one-person businesses that don't own a domain and instead use a personal domain, such as gmail.com, hotmail.com, or yahoo.com. Go to the Google Workspace Individual Help Center.
Business editions
Applies for Business Starter, Business Standard, and BusinessPlus editions.
Refer to these setup guides to use your Business edition with a Gmail address or a verified domain. Choose your business size to get started.
| | One-person business quick start (1 user)Set up your Gmail business address for the domain you own, start using online docs, and more. Quick Start guide |
| | Small business quick start (2–9 users)Add user accounts for your team, make video calls, and work with Microsoft documents. Quick Start guide |
| | Medium-size business deployment (10–300 users)Add users in bulk, synchronize with Microsoft Exchange or Outlook, migrate users' data, and set up team sharing and added security. Quick Start guide |
Enterprise editions
| | Large business deployment (300+ users)Follow a 90-day rollout plan to introduceGoogle Workspaceto your users, test services and data migration, and successfully transition your entire organization. Or find a partner to help you deploy Google Workspace. Deployment guide |
Schools and nonprofits
| | Educational institution deploymentIf your school is using the Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals or Google Workspace for Education Plus edition, use this guide to set up apps—Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet, and more—plus educational tools and services for educators and students. Quick Start guide |
| | Nonprofit organizationIf your organization is using the Nonprofits edition, use this guide to set up and work efficiently with your new services. Quick Start guide |
Essentials edition
| | Essentials (domain verified)If you're using Google Meet, Drive storage, and online docs editors with an Essentials edition, use this guide to unlock advanced business features for your domain, and set them up for your organization. Quick Start guide |
Branding and notification preferences
- Add your logo to Google Workspace
- Change your organization name
- Choose your notification preferences
Related topics
- Legal and compliance resources and tools
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