Gmail Tips And Tricks

[AlternativeNick 0]

This is just a shorter version of the Gmail to the Max: Helpful Tips, Tricks, and Hacks article from the September 2006 issue of Pc World.

 

First of all, the gmail notifier system. https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=https://mail.google.com/mail/&ss=1&scc=1&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2&emr=1&osid=1

This handy tool lets you see whether you have any new mail or not, right from your desktop

 

For Firefox users, theres the Gmail notifier for your browser, available for download http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

 

Did you know that if youre gmail address is mike@gmail.com, any email sent to mike+school@gmail.com will be sent to you as well? (Also see aliases)

Well, in either case, gmail allows you to set up and customize filters for your emails. Just click Settings > Filters > Create a New Filter.

 

Also aliases (mentioned above) are a powerful tool, allowing you to filter your incoming mail based on the address it is sent to. Your address can be modified by adding a + and any extra characters (excluding spaces) to the end of your username (ie mike@gmail.com can use mike+spam@gmail.com but not mi+schoolke@gmail.com)

 

Also, gmail offers GIGs of storage for free, so why not take advantage of that?

There are plenty of tools out there, but a few worth mentioning are Gmail Drive and Gmail Space (A firefox extension, note: This extension doesnt work with the NoScript Firefox Extension)

 

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy using your gmail to its full potential!

[bhavesh 0]

Did you know that if youre gmail address is mike@gmail.com, any email sent to mike+school@gmail.com will be sent to you as well?

I didn't know about this thanks a lot for sharing this peice of information. Now it will be nice to drop different id at different place. Can I use 'reply to' option to get mail addressed to my_friends_name+my_mail@gmail.com. If yes then it will be great.

[Dagoth Nereviar 0]

Thanks for the tips, will look over them abit more later on

[Xuzuno 0]

Did you know that if youre gmail address is mike@gmail.com, any email sent to mike+school@gmail.com will be sent to you as well? (Also see aliases)

Wow, I didn't know this either. Thanks, I will try it sometime