I simply want to forward a joke to several people in Gmail, but can’t figure out how! If I click on the drop down by reply, then it opens up the TO: In regular email, you click on the TO and it opens up the address book and you can then select whom you want it to go to.
How do I get my address book open, select the people I want this to go to
and have them appear in the to window. I have been reading on the internet and talking to people, and we are all having the same problem. This does not seem to be a user friendly email. I generally don’t have problems adapting to new software.
When I first read your question I popped over to Google’s Gmail and saw exactly the problem you were talking about. I mean, there’s no “open address book” link on the compose message page. However, the reason you can’t do it that way is simply because that’s not how you use Gmail in the first place. 🙂
Instead, the entire idea behind their address book is that you can simply type in the first few letters of the name of the person to whom you want to send your message and it’ll pop up and be easily selected. Like this:
You can see that I’ve typed in ric and it’s promptly popped up with all the possible matches. Some of them are from email I’ve sent or received, and others are from my address book. Simple enough!
Another way you can do this if you really want to use your contact list / address book in Gmail is to open up the list by clicking on Contacts, checking off the boxes of the folk to whom you’d like to send a message, then clicking Compose:
Then just copy and paste the message you want to forward along. Note also that you can create a group of your frequently sent recipients and simply type in the name of that group to have a simple and elegant shortcut. See: Create a Group in Google Gmail.
Hope that helps clarify how to work with Gmail in this instance. If you’re still curious, I have quite a bit of Gmail Help here on the site too.
I get the drop down list of addresses, however, some addresses have changed. How can I replace the old email address with the new one? Please reply asap.
Please, help me to get to my address book. I want to see the whole thing, as I need to delete some. Thanks
where the HECK did the ‘old fashioned’ address page ‘list’ go with real street address and phone # ??????????
I really need to find the addresses that I have typed into my gmail address book because
I can’t remember all the emails of my friends. Could you let me know how to get the addresses of my friends. Some of the ones I have in my address
book do not always send me mail and when I want to contact them, I have to go to other
sources that are not convenient.
Thanks Sayi Taofiq . Went into create a new email or an old email to forward and clicked on the + icon in top right corner & found the list of addresses that I currently have used . Still can’t find way of adding addresses though . Anyone know ?
I can type in a letter and all the names with that letter come up , but how can I erase the one I don’t want , they are not on my contact list
Dave,
I suggest that at the very top of this page (in your first message) you tell people who can’t access their Gmail address book to click on “Gmail” at the top left of their Gmail page. I didn’t realize that would reveal an embedded dropdown list with the word “Contacts” in it. Sadly, I didn’t find that solution until I read to the very bottom of all the comments here. Cheers.
Dear Dave,
Problem solved. The word “g-mail” at top left looked like a title not a tab so I hadn’t tried clicking it. Ah- the mysteries of Google Mail – it’s not, as you say, very user friendly.
Many, many thanks for your help.
Alan Wiseman
Hi Alan. I think what you seek is attained by clicking on “Gmail” on the top left, then choosing “Contacts” from the resultant pop-up menu. Click on “More” and you can sort by first or last name too…
Dear Dave,
From time to time, friends notify me of a changed e-mail address, at which time it is necessary to delete earlier and unwanted addresses.
On the “selected” suggestions when composing an e-mail I therefore am given a choice of old and new e-mails but I can’t find a method of deleting the redundant e mail address.
Could you advise a simple method of displaying my whole address book in a form in which I can amend/delete addresses as required. It’s time I cleaned the whole list up anyway.
Many thanks
Alan
I wonted to send pictures and cant get to my address book—if I go to the pictures and send I cant get a address. If I go to email I cant get the right folder for the pictures. Can you please let us get to our address book—I can’t even add a new address.
I have my contacts on google finally in order, that is without duplicates. When I use google navigator and look up contacts they are doubled and tripled. What is my problem?
how do i take the hackers information out of my contact list if I dont know what to type in. I was hacked and they stored their information in my contact list and I need to have it available to open it when I need it. Like my yahoo contact list.
I deed some email addresses to publish about our country please show me the way. thanks
Google missed the boat on this one really difficult to find address book. You don’t always want to email people sometimes you need a physical address to send gifts, etc. or you simply need a phone number. Or even simply look at the “book” and edit all of it. Good heavens how hard is it to have a button for contacts or address book, whatever?
I cannot send out mail from my gmail account. I get… ERROR Your action was unsuccessful. Please try again. When I hit send. I can recieve my maail but will not let me send mail out. HELP PLEASE
I am 74 & not a techie. I am trying to add & delete some contacts from my contact book. I was told to hit the “mail” on the left. Trouble is on my screen, there is no :mail:
Help!!!Help!!
google UI designers. you failed. why someone should have to ASK is proof that you blew it.
It’s quite easy: http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8933
Just go to the left upper corner click where it says gmail and then from the window that appears choose contacts…
Simplest thing, yet this multi-billion dollar company can’t even include an address book? I’m trying to access what e-mails I’ve blocked, and can’t do it (maybe it’s a good thing that I can’t unblock my ex) 🙂 But seriously google, get a clue!
Trying to find my address book in my brand new gmail acct. Used GOOGLE to inquire as to where it was on the gmail page and how to open it. Found a string of bewildered requests going back 4 years. Are you being snotty and stubborn, or what. Trying to teach me a lesson? I am 69 yo and just retired. I am not a typical young adult who can do all this intuitive stuff. Please tell me how to look at my ADDRESS BOOK and pick out the names!
I’m making mistakes on my email addresses, how do I go into this address book to change or delete it? Every time I punch the first letter in then all my mistakes popup as well the question: “I know one is right, but which one?” I’m not PC educated and to old for all the fancy ways things are done.
Regards