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Gmail: can't create message labels?

Can you please tell me how can I label my Gmail messages coz I'm not getting the New Label option from the drop down box?

Question answered on July 7, 2005 at 05:42 PM :: Comments to date: 3

Has Gmail changed its invitation system?

I've been using Google's Gmail program for quite a while and recently went to invite a friend to get a Gmail account. Much to my surprise, the Gmail invitation box has changed! Is it only me, or do you see it too? What do you think it means?

Question answered on November 7, 2006 at 04:43 PM :: Comments to date: 0

How do I forward my Gmail mail to another account?

Hi, can you please send me the procedure how to redirect the mails from Gmail account to Yahoo account?

Question answered on June 12, 2007 at 07:44 AM :: Comments to date: 5

How do I create a group in Google Gmail?

I've been a long-time fan of Google's Gmail and have particularly enjoyed how it pops up with possible email addresses when you type in the first few characters. I'm now finding that I frequently email a half-dozen people, however, and it's rather a pain to type in each name. Is there some way to make a simple alias that will include all of these folk when I send mail in Gmail?

Question answered on August 26, 2006 at 05:32 AM :: Comments to date: 26

Is there a way to force Google Gmail to use SSL security?

After two of my friends had information stolen from them through public wireless networks, I'm completely paranoid. Is there some way to connect to Google's Gmail service securely?

Question answered on July 26, 2008 at 08:20 AM :: Comments to date: 1

Export your address book from Google's Gmail?

Dave, on my gmail account on my page there are no words which say export contacts and i have seen a picture on google of where abouts it is supposed to be on the page but it simply isnt there. i no u can also export doing excel and stuff but that is so much easier and its quite fustrating. thanks

Question answered on December 5, 2005 at 06:22 AM :: Comments to date: 18

How do I invite people to join Gmail?

Dave, I have an email account in gmail as myaddr@gmail.com but I'm still confused.
How can I forward gmail invitations to my friends?

Question answered on May 30, 2005 at 03:30 PM :: Comments to date: 74

How do I change my return address in Google Gmail?

Am currently in the uk and here the domain for gmail account is @googlemail.com. I recently created a gmail account and i was wondering whether theres a way to change my address from username@googlemail.com to username@gmail.com? I know that whether you write username@gmail.com and username@googlemail.com get delivered to the same inbox..but still want to change the domain of my email add! :))

Question answered on July 5, 2007 at 06:31 AM :: Comments to date: 13

How do I forward all my Gmail email to another account?

How can I create a "Rule" in Gmail that will forwards any E-mail received to another E-mail account. I went to the filter section However I did not know what to do next. Would appreciate your help

Question answered on February 26, 2006 at 08:41 PM :: Comments to date: 9

What's with the "Chats" option in Google's Gmail?

I know that Google has quite a bit of reach in the Internet world, but I'm a bit surprised and anxious to see that "Chats" is now a new category in my regular old Gmail account. What's up with that?

Question answered on February 6, 2006 at 11:48 PM :: Comments to date: 1

Can I disable Gmail message "threading"?

In Gmail what does the following mean in the Inbox:

Dave,me(2)

Where can I change the setting?

Question answered on February 24, 2006 at 09:03 AM :: Comments to date: 332

Can I have a free Gmail account?

Dave, you've convinced me! I want a Gmail account so I can use a web-based email system that integrates smoothly into my regular mailbox. But how do I get an account? Can you just give me one, please? :-)

Question answered on February 7, 2005 at 09:41 PM :: Comments to date: 81

Why can't I invite my friends to join Gmail?

Dave, this is driving me crazy! I've been on Gmail for almost a month now, but I still don't have an invitation box: how can I invite my friends to get their own Gmail accounts?

Question answered on August 22, 2005 at 03:52 PM :: Comments to date: 34

How do I forward messages in Gmail?

I am really embarrassed and frustrated that I am SO dumb as to have to ask this question, but I CANNOT FIND WHERE TO FORWARD, NOTHING COMPLICATED, JUST FORWARD SOMETHING TO A FRIEND WHEN I WANT TO? I have looked and the only reference to forwarding in Gmail is in the settings which means it would be an "overall" forwarding request. I just want to do an occasional simple forwarding.

Question answered on February 23, 2009 at 08:16 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How can I get a secure connection to Gmail?

This is a pretty basic question, but is there some way that I can actually get to Google's Gmail service via SSL and be able to connect with and use Gmail on open wifi networks without worrying about others tapping into and sniffing my information?

Question answered on December 30, 2006 at 08:14 AM :: Comments to date: 8

Contact groups in Google Gmail?

I'm a big fan of Google's Gmail service, but I really wish there was a way for me to organize groups of people together into a mailing list or group, so I could type, say, "family" and have it go to my Mom, sister, brother, and so on. Is that doable and I just don't know about it, or is this still a capability beyond Gmail?

Question answered on December 15, 2005 at 10:52 PM :: Comments to date: 40

How can I print one message in a Gmail message thread?

I like Google Mail, but the threading feature drives me nuts. I don't want my mail threaded and I don't think of conversations that way. The worst is that every time I print, I print the entire thread, rather than just a single email message in the thread. Darn Gmail! Is there a way to print just one message?

Question answered on October 21, 2009 at 08:07 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How do i set up a Gmail vacation message?

Dave! I'm a big fan of Google Gmail - like you are - and have gotten most things figured out, but I'm wondering if you can tell me how to set up a vacation autoresponder so people know when I'm on a trip?

Question answered on June 1, 2007 at 07:29 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How do I search deleted messages in Google's Gmail?

Google makes a big deal about how you should keep all your email when you're a Gmail user, because it's easy to search through your archives, however big they may get. What I can't figure out, however, is how to search my deleted email!

Question answered on November 3, 2007 at 07:06 AM :: Comments to date: 5

How can I check the last time someone logged into my Gmail account?

I swear someone's logging into my Google Gmail account and reading my email. I know it should be impossible, but I dunno. Is there some way to check and see if that's happening?

Question answered on July 29, 2008 at 10:48 AM :: Comments to date: 14

How do I disable message threading in Google Gmail?

You wrote an article a long time ago about how it's not possible to disable the "message threading" feature in Google's Gmail [see Can I disable Gmail message threading?] but a friend told me that you CAN do just that. Is there an update for us Gmail users who hate this feature??

Question answered on September 30, 2010 at 08:11 AM :: Comments to date: 8

How do I delete my Google Gmail account?

I'm tired of Gmail's threading and performance problems and want to just give up and bail on the service entirely. Not just ignore my account but actually delete it from the Gmail system. Oddly enough, though, that seems to be impossible. So, Dave, how do I delete my Gmail account?

Question answered on March 8, 2010 at 08:27 AM :: Comments to date: 5

How do I configure Google Gmail to have a different sender?

I know you can setup Google's Gmail service so that when you send mail it appears to be from an account other than your Gmail account, but I don't know how to do that. What I want is to be able to use Gmail from the road and send messages that look like they're from my office, not a public service. A tutorial would be greatly appreciated.

Question answered on November 21, 2006 at 09:30 AM :: Comments to date: 13

Can people hack my Google Gmail account?

Dave, I signed up recently for Google's Gmail service, got an invitation from someone I otherwise didn't know, and now all of a sudden the people in my address book are complaining that I'm spamming them and I can't log in to my account any more. What's going on?

Question answered on November 14, 2005 at 05:56 PM :: Comments to date: 530

How do I enable "Priority Inbox" in Gmail?

I've been reading about the new priority inbox filtering system in Google's Gmail service, but am unclear how to turn it on for my own Gmail account. Can you explain?

Question answered on September 4, 2010 at 08:30 AM :: Comments to date: 0




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