Gmail Tips – Jim's Tips

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Gmail Tip #65: Colored Labels!

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:December 4, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Gmail now lets you define colrs for specific labels. In the message list, any label that has a color assigned will display in that color. Labels with no color assigned…

Gmail Tip #64: Gmail Rolls Out IMAP!

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:October 24, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Gmail has finally rolled out its long-awaited IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) compatibility enabling users of such email clients as Outlook, Lotus Notes, Thunderbird, a host of others, and even…

Gmail Tip #63: Gmail And Your Blackberry

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:June 22, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Stephen Swire, a GmailTips.com visitor, sent me some information on how he uses Gmail with his Blackberry. Though I do not use a Blackberry, I thought I'd pass this along…

Gmail Tip #62: Enhancement: “Univeral Navigation Bar”

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:May 24, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Google has recently enhanced some navigational features across most of its offerings by providing a recognizable and (somewhat) consistent "Universal Navigation Bar" at the top left of every page: …

Gmail Tip #61: Enhancement: Attachment Size Doubled to 20MB!

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:May 24, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Gmail announced today that it has doubled the allowable size for attachments from 10MB to 20MB. Now you can start sharing more of your home videos, large presentations, and…

Gmail Tip #60: Deleting A Message And Moving To The Next

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:April 18, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

This tip comes from a question asked by a site visitor, Daree: "I was wondering how you can delete an email and advance to the next email in your folder.…

Gmail Tip #59: New Feature! Gmail adds POP “Mail Fetcher”

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:February 28, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Gmail now lets you to fetch mail from up to 5 of your other, POP-enabled non-Gmail accounts! And once the messages are pulled into Gmail, you can leverage all of…

Gmail Tip #58: Gmail Now Opened to Everyone!

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:February 8, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Gmail, Google's free Web-based email service, has swept the world, and has become very, very popular. Unfortunately, access to Gmail (and Google Mail in the UK) has always been by…

Gmail Tip #57: Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:January 5, 2007
Post category:Gmail Tips

Here's a quick tip inspired by "garfalk" for you Mac users out there.... Gmail's Mac key combinations are almost the same for the Mac as for the PC with a…

Gmail Tip #56: Five New Features Launched!

Post author:Jim Barr
Post published:November 10, 2006
Post category:Gmail Tips

Gmail has just rolled out 5 new features to add to Gmail's arsenal including new Mobile Phone access. -Gmail On Your Mobile Phone -Forward all -Reply on top -Embarrassment-reducing new…

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