Category: White Belt
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Mobile Labels
Just a short one today… Some of you may already know this. If you use Gmail from the web browser on your iPad, iPhone, Android, or other mobile device, you might find it a bit annoying to label your messages. When reading a message, use the drop down chevrons on the upper right, select Label,…
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Auto Advance
In this episode, I cover A way to advance to the next conversation without going back to the index, A recommendation from a fellow podcaster whose Gmail account was hacked A quick note about an update to the iPhone interface. First up, long time listeners will know that I’m a fan of the Gmail keyboard…
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Disable Conversations
Staying away from Gmail because you don’t like threaded messages (aka conversations?) Sponsored by GotoAssist Express. Try it free for 30 days. I tell lots of people about Gmail and by far, the biggest reason I’ve heard that some people don’t like is that all the messages are threaded. All messages, replies, and replies to…
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Make Calls, Calendar Update, Double Sent Mail
Try GotoAssist free for 30 days Make Voice Calls Good news for Gmail users. Gmail has enabled voice calling from within Gmail. Now you can use your computer’s microphone and speakers (or a USB headset if you like) to make outgoing calls for free in U.S. or Canada and very inexpensive calls many other countries.…
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News – August 20, 2010
Solve technical issues faster with GotoAssist Express – Try it free for 30 days This past week were three main stories for Gmail and related apps. First, a new labs feature allows you to search in to your Google docs. Next, Gmail on the iPad got a nice touch to clear up some confusion, and…
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User Interface Update – Aug 2010
Sponsored by GotoAssist.com. Try it free for 30 days If you’re a regular Gmail Podcast listener, you’ll notice that I recently updated the Contacts and Groups podcast to be more accurate with the current user interface. That was done just in time for Google to update the interface one more time. While most of the…
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Groups
Solve technical issues faster with GotoAssist Express – Try it free for 30 days I was going over the Gmail Podcast archives and discovered I covered groups several years ago. After listening to the podcast, I found that many features of managing contacts and groups had been improved so I thought it was time for…
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Rich Format Signatures
Try GotoAssist Free for 30 days. At long last, Gmail has provided a simple way to include different fonts, images, links and more to your signature. Previously this was done using Google Docs and some other tricks. Now you can simply go to Settings, scroll down to the Signature section, and format your signature just…
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iPad
This podcast is sponsored by GotoAssist Express, Try it free for 30 days. A few weeks ago I got an iPad. Like many people, at first I thought it was just an oversized iPod Touch, until a friend of mine let me use his. One of the first things I wanted to see was Gmail.…
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Drag and Drop Images
Sponsored by GotoAssist Express. Try it free for 30 days. This is probably one of the shortest Gmail Podcasts to let you know that the drag and drop feature that was announced for file attachments in April 2010 is now also available for images in the body of your message. To use it, start composing…