To Access Bates Google Workspace Group:
- Open your Bates Gmail account from within a web browser and sign in from your computer.
- On the top right, click on the application launcher box and click on the Groups icon.
- You will see several options in the left margin – My groups and Browse all.
My groups:
To view, manage (if you are a Bates Google Group Owner), or leave/unsubscribe from a Bates Google Workspace Group you are subscribed to, click on the My groups link.
Browse all:
To see a list of all the Bates Google Workspace Groups available to the Bates Community to subscribe, click on the Browse all link.
Note: This will not be a comprehensive list of all the Bates Google Workspace Groups. Many Bates Google Workspace Groups are private or closed. These Bates Google Workspace Groups will not be displayed in the Browse all list. A group owner will publish the group name independently or add members by request to a private/closed group.
Subscribing to a Bates Google Workspace Group:
From the Browse, all list, click on the Bates Google Workspace Group you want to join. As an example, we will use the Forsale Group.
To subscribe to the Forsale Bates Google Workspace Group:
- Click on the Group name – Forsale
- Click on the blue Join group button located at the top of the window.
- You will be presented with a Join the (Forsale) group disclaimer. Read through the disclaimer and if you agree, click on the blue Join this group button
- If your membership in the group does not require approval by the group owner, you will immediately be added to the group. You will have access to the group archives and begin to receive email messages from the group. The Forsale@groups.bates.edu does not enforce a membership approval process, so you will immediately be subscribed.
Subscribing to a Bates Google Workspace Group by Email:
- Address an email to the group email address and include +subscribe to the end of the group name. No subject or message body is necessary. You must format the email address exactly as follows:
- groupname+subscribe@groups.bates.edu
- As an example, to join the Forsale Google Group, address an email to the following email address: forsale+subscribe@groups.bates.edu
- You will then receive an email to confirm your subscription to the group
Emailing/Posting to a Bates Google Workspace Group by Email:
- To email/post to the group, you are subscribed to, compose an email message addressed to groupname@groups.bates.edu
- As an example, with the Forsale Bates Google Group, address an email message to forsale@groups.bates.edu.