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Gmail - Advanced

Take all that you learned in Level 1 and go beyond!

Advance your learning in this advanced level tutorial to using Gmail!
Let it allow you to work smarter, not harder!
Get that tailored, professional look where so many "e-meet" you for the first time: a simple email.

Created by J Huff and E Bryan

The Tasks

Please watch the videos to the left to become familiarized with features that allow you to build on what you learned previously in Gmail Level 1.

Open Gmail and go to Settings.
Create a personalized signature.
1. You can use this LINK for creating a Gmail signature.
2. Electronic Mail Message for Gmail, click HERE. This is the legal statement about privacy.
Set up a vacation responder.
Create a label (or more!).
Screenshot* your signature.
Screenshot* your vacation responder message.
Screenshot* the label(s) you made.
Bonus! Create an email template, a filter, or set a theme. Screenshot* any of these additions and upload to the form below.
Bonus! When forwarding an email, click on the dropdown box next to the arrow and reply/forwarding email address in the top left. You can edit your subject area to take out the Fwd: at the beginning of the Subject Line.

Resources

Gmail Training and Help

Hidden Gmail Tricks Revealed: How To Email Like A Boss In 2020

*Keyboard Shortcuts

To view the Keyboard Shortcuts for Gmail, click HERE.

*Instructions for Taking a Screenshot on Your Windows PC

Partial screenshot: Do the Windows key + Shift + S keyboard shortcut. Your mouse pointer will change to a plus sign/crosshairs and your screen will dim. Click and drag around what you'd like to "grab." Your screenshot will be copied to the clipboard automatically, which means you may easily paste it into another program or app. It will also be found in your Pictures folder.

Full screenshot: Keyboard shortcut Windows key + PrtScn will take a screenshot of your entire screen. The picture will be found in your Pictures folder.

Submitting the Evidence

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