Google Mail

ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GMAIL

By: Taty Sena http://simplytatydesigns.com

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ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GMAIL

Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 5 About Gmail ......................................................................................................................... 5 Why choose Gmail .............................................................................................................. 6 Creating anaccount .......................................................................................................... 6 Gmail as a Google Account.............................................................................................. 8 Gmail’s Interface ..................................................................................................................... 9 Inbox...................................................................................................................................... 9 Compose Mail .................................................................................................................... 10 Drafts.................................................................................................................................... 10 Sent Mail .............................................................................................................................. 11 More..................................................................................................................................... 11 Report Spam....................................................................................................................... 12 Delete .................................................................................................................................. 12 Keyboard Shortcuts ........................................................................................................... 12 Organizing your Gmail.......................................................................................................... 13 Contacts ............................................................................................................................. 13 Stars ...................................................................................................................................... 15Labels................................................................................................................................... 16 Advanced Settings ................................................................................................................ 18 General Settings ................................................................................................................. 19 Accounts and Import........................................................................................................ 19 Filters .................................................................................................................................... 21 Forwarding and Pop/IMAP ............................................................................................... 22 Offline.................................................................................................................................. 22 The Fun Stuff ........................................................................................................................... 23 Buzz ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Chat...