{"id":5085,"date":"2016-01-20T12:08:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T12:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onsightapp.com\/blog\/?p=5085"},"modified":"2021-07-15T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:41:26","slug":"easy-gmail-tricks-to-try-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onsightapp.com\/blog\/easy-gmail-tricks-to-try-today","title":{"rendered":"5 cool Gmail features to try out today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These days everyone and their dog has a Gmail account. But, while you might be using it every day, there are many cool (and easy-to-use) features in Gmail that you are likely missing out on. Take a look at some of the best ones available that you can start using immediately:<\/p>\n<h2>Mass unsubscribe<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re getting too many emails from a mailing list you\u2019ve subscribed to, there\u2019s a handy link in Gmail next to senders of mass emails\u2019 addresses. Not all emails will have this link but the majority who fit the bill will. By clicking on it, Google will send a message to the sender notifying them that you wish to unsubscribe. It takes a few days so don\u2019t freak out if you still receiving emails for a brief period of time after unsubscribing.<\/p>\n<p>To get rid of even more emails like these, simply search \u201cunsubscribe\u201d in the top bar and it will make it easier for you to see what you\u2019re subscribed to and then get rid of unnecessary emails.<\/p>\n<h2>Take shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p>You probably already know some shortcuts on your PC or laptop (like using \u201cctrl+c\u201d or \u201ccmd+c\u201d to copy something) that make life a little bit easier. Gmail also has shortcuts. If you want to use them, you first have to activate the feature. Click on the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of Gmail. Select \u201cSettings\u201d from the drop-down menu, look for the \u201cKeyboard Shortcuts\u201d option under the \u201cGeneral\u201d tab and turn it on. Remember to save your changes before you exit.<\/p>\n<p>Press \u201cshift+?\u201d while you have Gmail open and it will bring up a complete list of shortcuts. Check out this cool <a href=\"http:\/\/visual.ly\/minimalistic-gmail-cheat-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic from visual.ly<\/a> for a more simplistic overview of everything you can do.<\/p>\n<h2>Put on your lab coat<\/h2>\n<p>Gmail Labs showcases experimental features that are currently being tested by the Google team that may or may not become permanent in the future. Anyone can go into Gmail Labs (found in \u201cSettings\u201d under the \u201cLabs\u201d tab) and add some of these pre-release features to their Gmail. If you plan on using them make sure you understand that they might be buggy or not entirely complete yet. Here are some of the best (current) Gmail Labs features to check out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canned Responses \u2013 are you feeling especially lazy? Canned Responses lets you type up a few generic replies that you use a lot and then you can simply click a button to add the response to an email instead of typing up something new each time you reply.\n<li>Preview Pane \u2013 this feature is reminiscent of the Outlook view. Instead of just seeing a list of emails when you open your account, you can get a horizontal or vertical pane that previews the email when you click on it with this feature.\n<li>Auto-advance \u2013 as soon as you\u2019ve replied to an email, this feature will immediately move on to the next oldest or next newest message (depending on what you prefer) instead of back to your inbox.\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Turn back time<\/h2>\n<p>Ever immediately regretted sending out an email seconds after hitting \u201cSend\u201d? Or simply forgotten to add something, like an attachment, at the last minute? Gmail to the rescue! \u201cUndo Send\u201d used to be a feature exclusive to Gmail Labs (see above) but it was so well-received that it\u2019s now been made a permanent fixture. \u201cUndo Send\u201d allows you to stop an email from reaching the recipient\u2019s inbox for a period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of Gmail. Select \u201cSettings\u201d from the drop-down menu and look for the \u201cUndo Send\u201d option under the \u201cGeneral\u201d tab. Tick the checkbox next to \u201cEnable Undo Send\u201d and select the amount of time (either 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds) you would like to be given in case you want to stop the email from sending. Then save your changes to activate the feature.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep paranoia in check<\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever wondered if someone is snooping on your Gmail account? Gmail has a feature that can help ease that worry a bit. Simply scroll to the bottom of your Gmail account page and look for the words \u201cLast account activity\u201d (it should be on the bottom right-hand side). Click on \u201cDetails\u201d just below this text and a popup will appear. Here you can see whether your account is currently signed in anywhere else and if it is, you can log out remotely. It also shows a record of all recent activity like the date and time Gmail was accessed, what browser or mobile phone was used as well as the IP address and location where it was logged into.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days everyone and their dog has a Gmail account. But, while you might be using it every day, there are many cool (and easy-to-use) features in Gmail that you are likely missing out on. 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