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.
How to invite a friend to Gmail Back when Gmail was first launched, accounts were given out on an invitation-only basis. This is no longer the case, but you can still invite your friends to Gmail. Scroll down. The box we need is entitled Invite a friend. In this text field, type the email address of someone you'd like to invite to Gmail. When you start to type, you may see matches appear from your Contacts list. Choose from them, if you want, or continue typing. Now, you can either click Send Invite or Preview Invite. We'll preview ours first. Here, you can add additional email addresses to send invitations to. You can also add a customized note to the invitation, or leave it as the default. When ready, click Send Invites. That's it! Our invite was sent successfully. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to invite friends to Gmail.
How to create and manage tasks in Gmail Like many other mail services, Gmail allows you to create a Tasks list. With this feature, you can maintain a sort of To Do list, to remind you of upcoming events and due dates. In this tutorial, you will see how to create and manage your tasks and task lists in Gmail. To open the tasks system, click Tasks. As soon as you open the Tasks window, Gmail will automatically create a new task for you and let you type its name. Click below the task name or press Enter and you'll instantly be able to type in another task. To mark a task as complete, click its checkbox. Click the arrow to enter further details about this task. Select a Due date for this task. Enter a Note about this task here Scroll down. If you have more than one task list, select it here and the task will be moved. When finished, click Back to list. The date and note you just entered show up here, below the task's name. The Actions menu below may be useful to you, at times. These five functions will only work when you have a task selected. Click this icon to manage your task lists. Click here to create a New list. Enter a name for the list. Then click OK. To return to the default list, open the lists menu again. And select it here. You can also create a task based on an e-mail conversation. Minimize the tasks window. Select a conversation from the list. Then open up the More actions submenu. Click Add to Tasks. Your conversation has now been added to the task list. You can click the Related email link to view that conversation. Click the arrow to edit this task. Everything here should look the same as before, with one exception. Clicking the X next to Related email will dissociate this task from the email. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create and manage tasks in Gmail.
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