Gmail
Google's Gmail application lets you do most of the same things you can with your old email application. It also has some powerful new features, and a few things work differently than what you're used to. Here are resources for learning and mastering your new email application.
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Getting Started
Video (3:30) A quick look at Gmail conversations, search, chat, archiving, labels, filters, and more.
Quick steps for how to compose messages, add attachments, reply and forward, and print messages.
Quick steps for organizing messages with labels and setting up other elements of your environment.
Create contact groups to organize your personal contacts and to use as personal mailing lists.
Quick Video Clips
(1:30 - 3:00) Short clips on threaded conversations, labels, filters, archiving, message search, archiving, and more.
Advanced Tips and Tricks
(PDF) Find a wide variety of tips on reading and managing your email.
An introduction to Gmail's unique mail management features, including conversation threads, archiving. stars and labels, and Google powered search.
(PDF) Enable keyboard shortcuts in your Gmail settings. Then quickly perform almost any Gmail task without a mouse.
(PDF) Quickly find any message using powerful search operators and shortcuts.
Enable offline email access, email superstars, canned responses, and a host of other useful Gmail enhancements.
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Managing your Inbox: Gmail Tips and Tricks
Self-paced training (short clips - 1 hour total) Go beyond the basics to learn strategies for using labels, filters, archiving, and Google search to manage your inbox.
Mobile
Yes, you can access Gmail on your mobile phone! Follow the link to find out ho
Options for mobile users
For even more information about using Gmail, check out the Gmail Help Center.