First Launched in 2004, Gmail is an emailing service owned by one of the world’s leading tech companies google has 4.2 billion active users, But only a few know how to use Gmail effectively.
Here are 10 Gmail hacks that you should not miss
1. Undo that email you just sent.
Here’s how to undo it:
→ Setting icon (top right)
→ Settings>General
→ Toggle on ‘undo send’
→ Choose 30 secs
2. Get rid of Promotional emails.
→ Type “unsubscribe” in the Gmail search bar.
→ Now select all emails with the unsubscribe tag.
→ Now simply tap on delete between to delete all.
3. Send a confidential email.
You can make your email confidential by disabling the features such as copying, printing, forwarding, and downloading by the recipient.
To enable it, tap on the ‘lock’ symbol while sending a new email.
4. Check your Gmail offline.
Follow these simple steps to turn on this offline Gmail mode:
→ Login to your Gmail account.
→ Click on the gear icon or “Quick Settings”.
→ “ See all settings”, click it.
→ Select “Offline”, then select “Enable” for more options.
5. Use Gmail with keyboard shortcuts.
Shift + I to mark as read
⌘ or Ctrl + Enter to send an email
⌘ or Ctrl + K to insert a link
C to compose
/ to search your emails
D to compose in a new tab
Shift + Ctrl + B to add BCC recipients
6. Send your email later.
Want to make it look like you’re at your desk at 10:00 pm?
you can do exactly that:
→ Click the down arrow next to ‘send’
→ Choose ‘Schedule Send’
→ Pick the date + time you want
7. Snooze an email.
Have an email you don’t want to deal with immediately?
Set a reminder for later.
→ Click on the clock icon on the right
→ Choose how long you want to snooze the email
→ it’ll appear back in your box on that date
8. Use labels:
Labels can help you organize your emails more effectively.
Create custom labels for different types of emails,
such as “Work,” “Personal,” or “Travel.”
→ simply click on the “Labels” button in the toolbar and select the label you want to use.
9. Create Templates.
Speed the process of creating customized email templates:
→ Select Compose
→ Enter the text you want to use for your template in the email field.
→ Select the three-dot menu and then Templates.
→ Select Save draft as template then Save as new template
10. Archive important emails (don’t delete them!)
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