How to access all Google services with your Google Apps account

A Google Account is basically an unified sign-in system used by Google for most of Google's services including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Blogger, Picasa etc.

On the other hand, Google Apps is a professional/business solution of Google's services that consists of Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar etc. A Google Apps username is usually yourname@yourdomain.com which is personalized under your domain.

If you are a Google Apps user and you don't have a regular Google Account, then you wont be able to log in to most of the other Google services that are not a part of the Google Apps suite.

The solution is to make your Google Apps account a Google Account.

Go to the Google Account registration page - https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

Enter your Google Apps email address while registering.

You will receive a verification email and/or a verification SMS. Once the verification is complete, your Google Apps email address will become a regular Google Account which can be user to access Google's services including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Blogger, Picasa etc. which was previously not available using your Google Apps account.

That's it. You're done!

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