Keyboard shortcuts are probably the most powerful feature in Gmail and mastering them can save you hours every month, or more. Rather than pointing your mouse at your email and clicking buttons, you can simply press a couple of buttons on the keyboard without even lifting your fingers from the home[……]
Use Gmail as a Task List
Add a Task
To add a task in in your Gmail account using Google Tasks, click the down arrow on the “Mail” menu in the upper-left corner of the Gmail window and select “Tasks.”
The “Tasks” window displays in the bottom-right corner of the Gmail window. Notice that the cursor is blinking in the[……]
Invitations and Vacation Responders
Lastly, we’ll talk about setting up vacation responders so you can leave town while letting people know when you’ll be back to answer their questions.
It’s worth noting that this lesson largely deals with Google Calendar, but from the point of view of a Gmail power user — because when you get an[……]
Attachments, Signatures, and Security
We close things out with information on how to best protect your account data and also back up your data locally so you always have it, even if you delete your account.
Attachments
Adding an attachment to an email in Gmail is easy. Best of all, with Gmail, you can avoid the embarrassment of se[……]
Mail Filters and the Star System
Labels are great but they can be used much more effectively by incorporating filters, so messages that arrive meeting certain criteria automatically have a label or labels applied. This helps greatly with organization and can greatly reduce inbox chaos.
Create a New Filter Using the Search Box
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Inbox Management and Labels
Once your Gmail account gains some steam and you begin to receive a bunch of messages, you will want to learn to tame the torrent into more manageable streams. Gmail’s filters allow you to manage your incoming email messages, helping you keep your less important email out of your way and filtered i[……]
The Mobile App, Composing Mail, and Conversations
The Gmail Interface is easy to use and provides many useful and easily accessible features. You can check your Gmail almost anywhere (as long as you have a good data connection) using your mobile phone or tablet.
Let’s get to it by continuing with our tour of Gmail. Since Android is the most popu[……]
Getting to Know Gmail
Gmail is one of the most popular webmail services out there. Gmail began in 2004 as what would turn out to be an extended 5-year beta and didn’t become open to the public until 2007.
Gmail was one of the first web-based email products to offer a gigabyte of initial storage, trumping many of the o[……]
How to Send a Confidential Email in Gmail
Are you looking for a more secure way of sending emails within Gmail? Google’s “Confidential mode” is designed to ensure that only the intended recipient can view your message.
What Is Gmail’s Confidential Mode?
When you use Confidential mode while sending a message in Gmail, the intended reci[……]
How to Add a Gmail Account to Outlook Online
Microsoft Outlook Online has a dedicated button for adding a Gmail account to your online email client. Here’s how to pull your Gmail emails into Outlook in just a few clicks.
We’ve shown you how to add other email accounts into Outlook Online, but that process involved configuration pages that w[……]