I’ve added three new Gmail Labs features to my Gmail account. They are:
Default Text Styling: This enables a user to change the default font and text size.
Got the wrong Bob? “Doh, have you ever addressed an email too quickly, and included Bob (your boss) instead of Bob (your friend) by accident? If you’re emailing more than two people at once, Gmail will check if you meant to include Bob Smith rather than Bob Jones based on the groups of people you email most often.”
Message Sneak Peek: “Peek into a conversation without opening it by right-clicking on a message in your inbox.”
The Labs features I use most are:
Send & Archive: “Adds a button to the compose form that lets you send a reply message and archive the email conversation in a single action.” This is really useful if you receive a mail which already has a label filter. When you reply to the message you effectively archive it at the same time.
Mark as Read Button: If you receive an automated message and couldn’t be bothered reading it, this helps you to clear it from the inbox.
I now forward all my email accounts to Gmail while using a personalised address as the default sender.
I’m starting to use Gmail filters a lot more to avoid automated messages clogging my inbox.
These are typically messages from subscriber lists where I have registered somewhere and forgotten about it. I don’t necessarily want to unsubscribe or can’t, in some cases. They now go to a general “Mail” folder and I browse through them once a week.
Given that I use Chrome or Firefox for Gmail alerts, it’s dropped the number of items I need to read significantly, perhaps by 80 percent.
I also use Gmail on my Android phone while away from the desk. Filters minimise the time spent checking messages.
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