5 Gmail Hidden Features
Gmail is a free email service provided by Google. It provides users with 7.6 GB free disk space, less spam, video chat and more for free .In this post I’ll cover some Gmail features that you may not know and will help you manage your email
efficiently, boost your productivity and keep your Gmail account tidy.
Stars
Stars are used to easily mark certain messages as important or that you need to take some action to them later. To mark message with stars open the message and in the header you can find star symbol click it and you are done. You can do it without opening the message where toy can find the Star symbol near the sender name.
You can add multiple stars symbols to mark messages with. To add other symbols go to gear icon in the top left of your Gmail account -> choose General tab, find Stars section and choose your collection.
Stars settings
Colorize labels
Instead of using folders use Labels to collect messages from the same sender or has the same criteria.
colored labels
Personal level indicator
“Personal level indicator” makes it easy for you to know if this message is addressed only to you, by marking it with >>. Click Gmail Settings then turn on “Personal level indicator” under General tab.
Personal level indicator
Google Calendar and Docs in Gmail
You can bring your Google Calendar and Docs into Gmail by enabling Google Calendar gadget and Google Docs gadget in Labs.
Calendar & Docs Gadgets
Documents previews in mail
Gmail can show previews of documents, spreadsheets and presentations directly in the email when you receive any link to a Google Doc. To get this feature enable Google Docs previews in mail in Labs.
Docs preview
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1. A helpful feature in attaching files to email is :
“Drag & Drop”
You can drag the required file and drop it over the “Attach a file” label and it will be attached easily.
2. Do you want to Undo an email you already sent ??
well you can do it!
Go to settings > labs > in search for a lab type “Undo” >enable it > click Save
Now after sending an email you can undo the operation within 50 seconds, “Undo” label appears in the top of the screen
I like Personal indicator and Undo button so much.
another thing I love in gmail Vacation responder in general settings.
Vacation responder is one of the best features
Those features are all available in the settings panel… They are not “hidden”. But nice to get people knowing them.
What about vacation responder, what does it do?
Vaction responder is used to send automatic email responses when you are in vacation or away. You can enable it by going to Gmail Settings-> General then select vacation responder on and enter a Subject and body of your message then save settings.