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[……]

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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[……]

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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[……]

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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[……]

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