Hidden Secrets of Gmail
Description: Participants will gain a refresher on Gmail and then dig into the hidden features of Gmail - advanced searching, setting options, customizing your signature, keyboard shortcuts, Chrome extensions for Gmail, labels and more.
Dates:
June 13, 2014
June 16, 2014
Below are resources used, mentioned or additional from the training workshop.
Dates:
June 13, 2014
June 16, 2014
Below are resources used, mentioned or additional from the training workshop.
Click on the gear wheel to access the speaker notes. There are some additional web links in those notes.
Tutorials & Tips
Become a Gmail Ninja - Work your way through the ninja belts (white, green & black) to become a Gmail master. Each belt has a list of tasks to complete in Gmail and provides helpful instructions to master the tasks you may not know.
Gmail Help Center - Learn about specific Gmail features including troubleshooting issues
About chat in Gmail - Learn how to communicate via chat
Hidden Gmail Labs Feature That Will Massively Boost Your Email Productivity - This article covers labs and tools that can assist you in increasing your productivity in Gmail.
Gmail Help Center - Learn about specific Gmail features including troubleshooting issues
About chat in Gmail - Learn how to communicate via chat
Hidden Gmail Labs Feature That Will Massively Boost Your Email Productivity - This article covers labs and tools that can assist you in increasing your productivity in Gmail.
Emailing via Gmail from a Web Site
Install Boomerang for Gmail - This tool allows you to compose any email and send it out at a later date & time. You can also have a message boomeranged back to you if you don't get a response back from the person you emailed. Boomerang Help
Ever been on the web, clicked on an email link and get that pesky mail application to open rather than your Gmail account? Here's how to fix that in a few popular browsers:
Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Ever been on the web, clicked on an email link and get that pesky mail application to open rather than your Gmail account? Here's how to fix that in a few popular browsers:
Chrome
- Go to the Chrome Store
- Search for Send From Gmail
- Install the app
Firefox
- Go to Preferences (under Firefox in the status bar)
- Select the Applications tab
- Find and click mailto in the Content Type list
- Use the drop-down arrows and choose Use Gmail
Safari
- Go to Safari Extenstions (under Safari in the status bar)
- Search for mailto
- Install the extension
The Email Game
Do you hate your messy, unorganized inbox? Do you struggle with the chore of dealing with & cleaning out your ever growing inbox? Try The Email Game!
- Go to The Email Game website
- Review the instructions under How It Works OR preview them in the images below
- Take a deep breath and...
- GO!
Images taken from The Email Game website - http://emailga.me/learn.html