The Tool: Gmail
The Crib Sheet
Resources
Introduction to Apps MailSend and Receive Mail
Turn on Priority Inbox and add colors to your stars.
Manage Contacts
Turn on Priority Inbox and add colors to your stars.
Manage Contacts
Store and Organize Mail
Manage and Create Tasks Lists
Activity: Create a task list with due datesYou can also use multiple types of stars to indicate different types of messages. For example, you might use a purple star for messages you want to read again and a red exclamation mark for messages that you need to follow up on.
How to choose more star options
The Crib Sheet
Resources
Introduction to Apps MailSend and Receive Mail
- Emails grouped by conversations
- Read and respond to messages
- Create email message templates
- Receive email from multiple accounts
- Personalize your inbox and messages
- Priority Inbox
Turn on Priority Inbox and add colors to your stars.
Manage Contacts
- Add or delete contacts
- Upload existing contacts
- Creating contacts groups
- Send email to your contacts
Turn on Priority Inbox and add colors to your stars.
Manage Contacts
- Add or delete contacts
- Upload existing contacts
- Creating contacts groups
- Send email to your contacts
Store and Organize Mail
- Use labels to organize
- Star important messages
- Using Starred Messages
- Archive vs. deleting messages
- Automate your inbox with filters and templates
- Create relevant Canned Messages
- Create filters with color
- Search tips for finding email
- Create a Calendar event in Gmail
- Add colors to your stars
- You can also use multiple types of stars to indicate different types of messages. For example, you might use a purple star for messages you want to read again and a red exclamation mark for messages that you need to follow up on.
- How to choose more star options
- Open Gmail.
- Click the gear in the top right .
- Select Settings.
- Scroll down to find the "Stars" section of the General tab.
- Drag stars from “Not in use” to “In use.” You can also drag the stars in “In use” to reorder them.
- Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.
- Create labels for organizing (nesting and colors)
- Create a filter for a Google Group
- Add Labs:
- Canned Responses
- Inserting Images
- Undo Send
- Create a canned response
Manage and Create Tasks Lists
- To do lists and tasks in Apps mail
- Create, organize and prioritize multiple task lists
- Print or send a task list to someone
- Integrate task with Google Calendar
Activity: Create a task list with due datesYou can also use multiple types of stars to indicate different types of messages. For example, you might use a purple star for messages you want to read again and a red exclamation mark for messages that you need to follow up on.
How to choose more star options
- Open Gmail.
- Click the gear in the top right .
- Select Settings.
- Scroll down to find the "Stars" section of the General tab.
- Drag stars from “Not in use” to “In use.” You can also drag the stars in “In use” to reorder them.
- Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.