It has been awhile since posting a new Gmail tip, but here’s one that hopefully saves you a little frustration and time each time you get into your Gmail account. If you don’t use the Gmail Chat or Google Meeting function, they tend to poke us in the eye when using Gmail. To view our Labels or simply hide the… Read More »Disable Gmail Chat or Meet – Video Tip
This question has come up rather frequently lately so decided to construct a tip from it. The problem arises when a Gmail user wants to forward a message from earlier in a Gmail conversation (group of emails about the same subject…see illustration and video). When you click a conversation, Google only displays the most recent message. If you click forward,… Read More »How to forward a specific email from a Gmail conversation – Video Tip
We had a great class today and talked about many aspects of searching the web safely and efficiently. The videos below cover the material we discussed in class including some answers to questions we talked about during the class as well relating to changing your home page, working with title bar, the new Gmail compose screen and more. How to… Read More »Getting the most of searching the web and using Browser tabs – Video Tip
Recently, Google started rolling out a new version of their address book (contact list) for Gmail. If you are a Gmail user and use the service via your browser, you need to know about these changes. I believe Google has streamlined and made the address book more attractive and easier to utilize. This short tutorial highlights the changes and shows you… Read More »New Gmail Contacts Application – Video Tip
Email truly revolutionized communication. The ability to retrieve a message from anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds is mind boggling. However, judging by the size of your inboxes (see this week’s poll), you could benefit from some tips on how to keep your inbox clean.
I used to keep as many as many as 50 or so email stacked up in my inbox, but I always felt that I was behind in my work and consequently much of the email went unread and unanswered. A little more than a year ago, it all changed after I read an article that struck a chord with me called Email Zen. I immediately started practicing the techniques and suggestions in the article and found myself with a cleaner inbox and a better overall outlook (no pun intended) about email and my email communication. I continue to strive for the empty inbox and find that if i get more than 10, I start to get a little jumpy.
From reading that article and my own experience over the past eighteen months, here are my suggestions for reaching harmony with email:
Google recently rolled out a system wide update to all Gmail users that offers the ability to complete your sentences for you or even add full options for replies to other emails. Smart Reply and Smart Compose are the names of these features. I find them to be helpful and am getting used to using them on some of my… Read More »How to disable Gmail Smart Reply or Compose – Video Tip
You know that I’m a huge Gmail fan and have written and recorded many tips for the email service here for you at HelpMeRick.com. This short post simply gives you a quick and easy way to access ALL those Gmail tips by clicking here ! Enjoy and leave any Gmail related questions you have in the comments! Thanks.
Backup of your important data is always an essential part of using technology. Here is a quick tutorial on how to backup your Gmail address book! To backup your address book in Gmail, follow these steps: Click Gmail above the Compose button in your Gmail screen (upper left side) Click Contacts Click More from the left side (if you don’t see “More” on the left… Read More »How to backup your Gmail Address Book (contacts) – Video Tip
My brother asked this question earlier this week and at his suggestion, I’m sharing the answer here. He mentioned that he thought the search in Gmail wasn’t very good (which is preposterous since it has no match). He went on to explain that his searches weren’t finding items he had deleted. “au contraire”, I quickly retorted. I told him Google’s… Read More »How to get Gmail to show you search results from the trash – Video Tip
I have written and recorded many, many Gmail tips, but I came across this concise and informative Gmail tip about searching your Gmail account made recently by Google. Check it out!