Category: Green Belt

There have been several additions to the Gmail Labs since I originally told you about it in June of 2008. If you haven’t listened to that podcast, I recommend you go back and listen to it to better understand what Gmail Labs is and how to use these terrific extensions to the software. One of…

The people at Google have found a creative way to let you try various experimental features of Gmail and provide feedback. They call it Gmail Labs. You can access these new features by clicking on the Settings link in the upper right, and then clicking on the tab labeled “Labs”. Some of these features are…

Before I get started, I owe you an apology. I have been using this feature of Gmail so long I nearly forgot I was using it. It wasn’t until a few days ago that I was reading my email via a web browser on my cell phone that I thought “I don’t think I told…

I don’t know when the Filter Assistant feature first appeared, but I have found it very useful. You’ll find the link to the filter assistant in the upper right of any message. When you click on this link, an orange section appears that looks a lot like the content when you are creating filters via…

Gmail now recognizes Microsoft PowerPoint attachments. When you have a message with a PowerPoint attached, Gmail will present a link labeled “View as slideshow” near the attachment. When you click on that Gmail will open a new window and start displaying the slides. In theory, it’s pretty straight forward, but here’s what I found in…

Here’s a quick tip how to select multiple conversations with just two mouse clicks. To check a range of conversations from the index, click the checkbox next to the first conversation then hold down the shift key while selecting the last conversation. If you are familiar with selecting a range of cells in a spreadsheet,…

You can use your Gmail account as a secure way of checking out of dozens of online stores. Many offer a discount! Learn more by listening! http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail_Ep051_070324.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

You may have not even realized that Gmail provided anti-virus protection, but it’s there. Listen and find out more about how it works. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-Anti-Virus-Explained.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Learn a little bit more about filters and how you can apply them to existing mail conversations. http://www.chuckchat.com/media/gmail/Gmail-Apply-New-Filters-To-Old-Mail.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download