Digital Intensive Week 3: Gmail

Gmail Calendar Hangouts

This morning we learnt about Gmail and some of the important steps we can take to fix the Gmail account. We focused on:

1. Settings

Display Density - How compact your emails sit in your inbox

Inbox Type - See unread or important emails first etc

Theme - Custom themes and colours.

2. Organise - Organise your Gmail

Settings

Archive - Hide/ Mute emails from your inbox

Labels - Use to organise your mail (works like a folder)

Filter - Automate your emails to save time

Starring - Star emails as important to come back to later

3. Attach - Attach images, and Google Drive

Attach

File - .pdf etc

Drive - any file in your google drive

Image - Google photos, upload, or web address

Hyperlink - hyperlink text with a URL

Emoji - Insert an emoticon

4. Translate - Google Translate inside Gmail

Sending

Google Translate - Copy and paste into Google Translate into any language

Receiving

More - Translate this message

5. Labs - Experimental Gadgets and addons

Settings - Labs

Mark as Read - Mark email as read button

Unread message icon - Number of unread emails in tab

Google Calendar - Gadget to have a mini calendar inside Google+more

6. App - Gmail App

App

Different Layout - the Gmail app layout is slightly different

Notifications - Receive emails on the go, reply, star or archive

Canned responses - Tailored to the content of the email

*Tip

On personal device use native app for personal emails, and gmail app for work.

7. Useful tools -  in settings

Pop/ Forwarding

Forwarding - receive emails sent to another account

Pop - Set up email client i.e. outlook, apple mail etc

Undo Send

Undo send - 10, 20, 30 seconds can press undo

Search Mail

Search - Use the power of Google Search to find your emails.