How to edit your personal information in GmailIn this tutorial, you will find out how to edit your personal information in Gmail.Start by going to the Settings page.Then, open the Accounts and Import tab.The first thing you can do here is change your Send mail as setting.Click edit info to do so.This window will pop up. The default option here is to use your name as specified in your Google account settings.If you would prefer, use this box to specify something else for your name.If you want to send mail with a different reply-to address, click this link......and enter the address in the text field that appears.When finished here, click Save Changes.Your name will update automatically both here and in the Chat display.You can also configure Gmail to send mail from another address, rather than just sending a different reply-to address. Use this button to do that.Scroll down.Most of your personal information is stored under your Google Account settings. Click here to go there.At right, you can change your account password and password recovery options.As far as personal information goes, you have two choices. You can either create a detailed public profile, or just edit your personal information.We won't create a public profile right now. Click edit your personal info.To start, we'll change the First name listed here.Then, let's specify a Zip code.Scroll down.If you want, you can specify an alternate email address to use for your account.When finished, click Save.Click the Back link to return to your Settings page.That's it! You now know how to edit your personal information in Gmail.
How to configure your settings in GmailIn this tutorial, you will learn a little bit about Gmail's Settings area. If you've watched any of the previous demos, you've probably seen this area already.It can be found via the Settings link at the top of every page.First up is the General tab. This tab contains various settings that control the way Gmail operates.You can change your Gmail display language using this drop-down menu.For more language settings, click the Show all language options link.Here, you can enable Transliteration and support for right-to-left editing.Next on this tab is the Maximum page size option. The default setting is to show 50 conversations per page.Let's change that to 100.Keyboard shortcuts can help you save time, but they may not work with certain kinds of keyboards.If you prefer to always connect to Gmail securely, set the Browser connection option to Always use https.If you want to enter a Signature to append to every message, first click this radio button.Then type your signature here.Setting a Vacation responder may be useful if you're not going to be able to sign in to Gmail for a while. Gmail will send an automated reply to all incoming messages using the Subject and Message you specify here.When finished here, click Save Changes.Your Gmail session may need to be restarted, depending on the settings you changed.Return to the Settings page.This time, go to Accounts and Import.We've covered much of this page in previous tutorials. Import mail and contacts was covered several tutorials ago, while Send mail as was described in the tutorial directly before the one you're watching now.Check mail using POP3 allows you to configure Gmail to check your other mail accounts for mail on a regular basis. New mail will appear automatically in Gmail.Here, you can also Add additional storage to Gmail. This does cost money, however.We showed how to change your Google Account settings in the previous tutorial, as well.The Labels and Filters tabs were covered in previous tutorials, while Forwarding and POP/IMAP, Chat, and Themes will be covered later.Let's go to the Web Clips tab. The Web Clips feature shows Google Sponsored Links, Gmail tips, and custom content at the top of most pages.It's enabled by default. Click this checkbox to disable Web Clips.Now, on to Labs.Gmail Labs contains experimental features that aren't quite ready for everyone to use. Features listed here may change, break, or disappear at any time. You can try anything you want here, but remember that it's at your own risk.Take note of this link. If you try a Labs feature and have trouble accessing your Inbox, this will disable all Labs features.This is the end of the tutorial. You now have a good idea what many of the Gmail Settings do, and how to customize them.
How to compose an email message using Gmail In this tutorial, you will see how to compose an email message in Gmail. This tutorial assumes you have already logged in to Gmail. To start writing a new message, click Compose Mail. Clicking this icon will allow you to compose your message in a new window. First, use the To field to specify who should receive your message. Notice -- Gmail will suggest possible recipients from your Contacts as you type. If you see the correct person, simply click on his name... ...and he will automatically be added to the list. If you wish to add additional recipients, separate them with a comma. If you prefer, you can choose from your Contacts list instead of using the autofind functionality. Click the To link and your Contacts will show up in a new window. Select a contacts category. Use these links to select All of the contacts listed below or None of them. You can also search through your contacts using this box. Or, simply choose one contact at a time. We don't need to send this email to the same person twice, so let's remove the duplicate entry. Simply click on a box... ...and the entry disappears from the list. Click Done to close this window. You can also add Carbon Copy and Blind Carbon Copy recipients in a similar fashion. Click the Add Cc and Add Bcc links to use this functionality. Carbon Copy is meant for listing additional recipients who should not be a primary recipient of this email. The only difference between that and a Blind Carbon Copy is that everyone who gets the email will know who is in the Cc list, while the Bcc list will not be visible to anyone. Now, let's give our message a Subject. If you'd like to Attach a file, click this link to do so. Now let's write the body of the message. Scroll down. Notice that a message has appeared down here informing you that your email in progress has been autosaved to Drafts. Gmail will automatically save a draft of your email every few minutes. All drafts can be accessed by clicking this link in the menu. Type your message in this field, as shown. Since you've edited your email, the Saved button has changed to Save Now. Clicking this button will allow you to manually save a draft. You can also do so by pressing CTRL+S whenever your cursor is in a text field. Use the menu bar above to apply formatting to your text, or to insert an emoticon or hyperlink. If you ever question the purpose of a button in the menu bar, you can hover your mouse over the button to see its title. You may also want to use Gmail's spellcheck feature. If you'll be writing in a language other than your default chosen language, just click the arrow to choose the correct language. Then, click Check Spelling. Words that have been spelled incorrectly, if any, will be highlighted in yellow. If you no longer wish to send this message, click Discard. Otherwise, press the Send button. If all went well, your message has now been sent. Click View message to see it. You can also find this message under Sent Mail, along with any other messages you've sent using Gmail. This completes the tutorial. You now know how to compose and send a message using Gmail.
How to create email filters in Gmail This tutorial will show you how to create email filters in Gmail. Filters tell Gmail what to do if it encounters mail that meets specific conditions. To create a filter, click the Create a filter link next to the search bar. The criteria below are very similar to what you'd see when performing an advanced search. We'll use the From field to filter all messages from a specific person. You can use a name or an email address. To test this filter using your existing mail, click the Test Search button. Below, the only conversation from this person has shown up. Now that we've tested the filter, click Next Step. Choose one or more of these actions to tell Gmail what to do when it encounters a message that matches the filter. Note that the actions will be performed in the order they are listed. Let's have Gmail automatically Star the message as important. We'll also have it apply a label to the message. Click this checkbox to ensure that emails matching the filter are never sent to Spam. You might also want to apply the filter to the existing conversations, listed below. Use this checkbox to toggle that feature. When finished, click Create Filter. The filter has been created, and you've been taken to the Filters tab under Settings. Use these links to edit or delete a filter. Return to the Inbox. To see the final way to create a filter, we'll open a conversation. Click the down arrow next to a specific message. Click Filter messages like this. This familiar box will appear, pre-populated with the From address of the message. Proceed to create the filter, just as before. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create and manage filters in Gmail.
How to import mail and contacts from another email account into GmailBefore you begin manually copying any of your contacts and mail from other email accounts, you should know that Gmail can automatically import mail and contacts from many popular free email providers.This tutorial will you show you how to use that feature, simply titled Import mail and contacts.It can be found under Settings.Go to the Accounts and Import tab.Then, click Import mail and contacts.First, tell Gmail the email account you would like to import mail and contacts from.Click Continue.Then, enter the account's password.Continue.Next, you need to specify the import options, or just leave it all as the defaults.By default, Gmail will import all contacts and mail from the account, as well as all new mail the account receives for the next 30 days. All imported mail will be labelled with the account's email address.Let's change the label to simply Yahoo.When finished here, click Start import.It could take several hours or even up to 2 days for the import to complete. You will be notified when the import has finished.Click OK to close this window.The import we started now shows up under the Import mail and contacts section. You can check on its status here.To stop an import, click its stop link.When the import is complete, you'll receive a notice at the top of Gmail. Its status will also be updated in the same place as before.Once the initial import has completed, you can still stop the import to prevent any additional mail from being forwarded. All the data the initial import retrieved will remain intact.Let's go to the Inbox and verify that our messages have shown up.Here are two messages, both labelled as Yahoo.If we view the Yahoo label, they'll show up there, as well.Now, we'll check that our Contacts have shown up.Here they are. You should note that any contacts that are already in Gmail when the import occurs will not have duplicate entries created.To dismiss the Import complete message, click Hide.This completes the tutorial. You now know how to import mail and contacts from another email account into Gmail.
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