The Cloud - for non technical audiences - a shared Google Slides presentation

This is a Google Slides presentation shared for public visibility: Take a look at this 10 minute presentation on my explanation of The Cloud to a non-technical audience - what it is and how it can be used - with an example of email hosted in the cloud (versus the old POP method)

How do I get a new iCloud email address? Simple, you'd think!

When setting up a new idevice for a customer who has never had an iCloud account [gasp] you will need a new iCloud account?
No problem - but you will need a valid email address against which to authenticate!

But hang on, the iCloud email is not yet active...

On your new iPad, you get to login the first time with this validating email - not your new iCloud email  - as it has not yet been enabled!!!

Within the online icloud.com portal, there is no switch to turn on the iCloud email.

Instead you need to go into the iPad's AppleID Accounts settings and in the iCloud entry, you are able to switch on the iCloud email...

Only THEN is the new email address of your choosing active!

This is where you turn it on

The last step is to change the Appleid to the iCloud address rather than the illogical gmail address :)
as follows:

Thanks to this post for the pointers:

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/207170/is-it-still-possible-to-get-icloud-com-email-address

The steps seem strange, but first you must create your appleid using a non Apple address (note that if you already have an @icloud, @mac, or @me email address that email address is already an Apple ID)
Once your Apple ID has been created, on the device go to Settings > iCloud and flip the mail switch on, you will be prompted there to create your @icloud.com email address.
Alternatively, you can go to setting and go to mail. From there, add account and choose iCloud. If you choose "create Apple ID" at this screen, for whatever reason, it will allow you to create an "@icloud.com" email.