Gmail for the win!
Posted by Erica Williams on Tue, Jul 27, 2010 @ 08:36 AM
Gmail is at the top of my list when it comes to email services. Because of its functionality, Gmail is not only used personally,but professionally as well. The people over at Google have done their due diligence to make sure that it can easily be integrated into all email enabled devices effortlessly. I think we all can appreciate that!
Along with making it accessible to just about everyone with a cell phone, the Google team has made it user friendly. Integrating email from other email accounts (even non Gmail accounts), ease of navigation and even a vacation responder are all components that make Gmail number 1 in my book!
Even though the average user can't stop, won't stop singing Google's praises, there are some functions that mosty dedicated Gmail users don't even know exist! Recently, Google released a list of Gmail tips “to become a master of your inbox”
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the tips Gmail divulged to the public:
- Use stars to easily mark certain messages as important or indicate that you need to reply to them later.
- Set up filters to automatically label, archive, delete, star or forward certain types of incoming messages.(also called "rules")
- Custom URL? No problem! You can use Gmail from your own domain or for your organization on Google apps.
- Forget to sign out of a public computer? You can sign out remotely by clicking “details” at the bottom of your inbox, click “sign out of all sessions” and it’s done
- Send and archive your email in one step.
- Easily preview an attached document instead of downloading and opening it in a separate program. Just click the “View” or “View as html” link to open a preview in a new window.
See? Gmail rules! To find out more tips about functions of gmail you may not be using, click here for a printable pdf.