Gmail Tips
Topics on Gmail
Groups -
creating
manage under "contacts"
select (click check boxes) of contacts you wish to add to a group
click on the "group" icon
add "new group" or choose a group or groups to included the selected users into a group
using
in the "to" heading, you can begin typing the name of a group until it appears
or click on the "to" heading, and select a group. From here you can select all, or only some of the contacts in the group
Forward/Reply
click the "reply" icon to do a quick reply
Search Strategies
Trash
not searched directly
to search add "in:trash" and then any search terms
if you find an item in the trash, note that you cannot reply or forward it until you move it out of the trash
Use the Advanced Search under the pull down arrow
Labels and Stars
Creating and using labels
to get label options to show, click the check box to the left of one or more emails
Using the label pull-down menu, you can create new labels, manage labels, or created
Spam
Filters
for more options, click the "down" arrow, and choose from the following
Changing Subject Heading
Sometimes when you reply or forward an email, you want to change the subject heading. This is somewhat hidden in Google. Once you have started a reply, look for the pull down menu near the top:
Drafts And How They Are Created
An email, reply, or forward that has been started will always be saved as a draft if it is closed before it is sent. The only way to prevent this is to click the delete icon at the bottom of an email in progress.
