25 Tips For Getting More Out Of Gmail

All the talk in the last couple of weeks has been around Google Wave and how it is going to  change the way we communicate but for most of us it is another Google product…Gmail, that we use for most of our online communications. Unlike Wave Gmail is incredibly easy to use and even a complete novice should be able to pick up the basics within a matter of minutes and greatly improve their overall productivity. It wouldn’t however be the lauded product that it is however if there weren’t 100s of great features that you could customize to make the service even better and we take a look at 50 of the best of those here…

How to block a sender in Gmail

There are some really great spam filters on Gmail but there are some emails that will inevitably slip through but you can easily block them by using this tip

Manage multipe accounts with firefox plugin

For one reason or another most of us have a couple of Gmail accounts and rather than getting in to a mess trying to forward them to each other just use this handy plugin to mange your accounts.

Become A gmail ninja with thanks to Google themselves

There is nobody better to teach you the best tips for Gmail than Google themselves, on this page they claim they will help you to become a Gmail ninja.

Back up your gmail messages offline

Gmail is clearly the greatest thing since sliced bread but what happens when it goes down like it did recently? You need to have your emails backed up offline and this will help you to do just that.

Offline Gmail

Add pictures and rich content to your gmail signature

Unlike most email services where you can easily add pictures and a fancy signature with links to your work this can be tricky on Gmail. Not any longer with this handy tip!

Search your gmail directly for the Firefox toolbar

You don’t always want to have to load up Gmail every single time you want to do something so use this handy tip for searching gmail from within Firefox.

Automatically adds title of your latest blog post at footer of your email

One of the most common ways of letting people know about your blog is to include a link in your signature but rather than having a static link why not use this tool to include your latest post automatically.

Email directly from iPhoto

This is only for use on the mac and is perfect for those times when looking at a photo that you would love to share but can’t be bothered attaching to an email. Simply click the button and send directly.

Find out who gave you away to spammers

Your email address can end up in some funny places and usually ends up on spam lists but now you can track who and where the leak came from!

Change the sound you get for a new mail

I personally don’t have any sounds when I get new mail but it would appear people like to have a whole list of options and now thanks to this tool you can also pick and choose your Gmail sounds.

Open all email links from the web directly in Gmail

Don’t want to be leaving Gmail and coming in and out of it constantly? Then use this tool to get the most out of viewing links within Gmail itself.

How to forward a complete thread of messages in Gmail

To people new to Gmail the thread of messages can be fairly tricky to master but this tip will ensure you forward the whole thread rather than just the single message.

Gmail Attachment reminder

One of the most common mistakes people make this one…send the email saying “see attached’ but there is no attachment. Well you needn’t worry about that anymore!

Gmail on the iPhone

Get Gmail account of somebody who dies

Hopefully this is not something you are going to have to worry about in the near future but if somebody close to you dies you will at least be able to retrieve their personal information.

Hook Google Voice up to your Gmail account

You will be hearing more and more about Google Voice over the next couple of years and this tip allows you to listen to voice messages in Gmail.

Get coloured labels

The labels feature in Gmail is great for helping you to get organized but these tips to add some simple colors a step further will help with your COD.

Gmail shortcut page

Take the time to learn some of these simple shortcut keys and you will be thankful in the long run and save yourself bag fulls of time.

Encrypt your Gmail messages

This is for those of you who are conducting business that you would very much like to remain private. Encrypt your messages and sleep better at night with regards to you data.

How to contact Gmail support

The big sites can make it very difficult to get in touch with their support or customer service but this guide will show you all the official channels to go through to properly get an answer.

Change the look and feel of Gmail

It can feel a bit dull looking at the same page of text and emails every single day of the week so use these tips to change the look and feel of Gmail.

Add right click to Gmail

This simple function will save you tons of time when navigating around Gmail with the simple addition of a right click option that reveals more navigation choices.

Multiple account login

You may have many accounts that you want to manage and you want to be logged in at the same time to all accounts but Gmail will limit you to being in one account at a time so use this tip to get your way around that.

Block adverts in Gmail

Google places adverts around your content to help pay for the huge amount of effort they went to in building the service and keeping it running. The problem is that looking at the ads can be annoying so just use this tip to bin them!

Using Google Chat and Google Video