{"id":16624,"date":"2021-03-31T01:43:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T06:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=16624"},"modified":"2021-03-31T01:49:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T06:49:31","slug":"icymi-boost-your-gmail-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/icymi-boost-your-gmail-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Boost Your Gmail Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you overwhelmed by your email inbox? Email overwhelms and irritates most of us. Part of the problem is that most of us were never given any training on email. We were just given an email address and no instructions.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a title=\"too much mail\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mailbox-Inbox-Full-3070472.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/boost-your-gmail-productivity\/mailbox-inbox-full-business-internet-browser\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mailbox-Inbox-Full-3070472.jpg?fit=640%2C255&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,255\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.maxpixel.net\/&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mailbox Inbox Full Business Internet Browser&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright by MaxPixel&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mailbox Inbox Full Business Internet Browser&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mailbox Inbox Full Business Internet Browser\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mailbox Inbox Full Business Internet Browser&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mailbox-Inbox-Full-3070472.jpg?fit=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mailbox-Inbox-Full-3070472.jpg?fit=625%2C249&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mailbox-Inbox-Full-3070472.jpg?resize=625%2C249\" alt=\"email inbox with 6763 new messages\" width=\"625\" height=\"249\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12770\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Joanna Stern, of the WSJ, created a short video with 10 time-saving tips to help you master your Gmail inbox. Her video shows you keyboard shortcuts to increase your efficiency, hidden features and tips to turn you into a Gmail ninja.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7yJHli9tEPY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7yJHli9tEPY\">10 Time-Saving Gmail Tricks in 2 Minutes (video)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> How you get to your Gmail settings has changed since this video was recorded. Follow these instructions to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/answer\/6562\">change to your Gmail settings<\/a>. Additionally, tip #3 and #5 in the video refer to a \u201cLabs\u201d tab in the Gmail Settings. The \u201cLabs\u201d tab has been replaced with the \u201cAdvanced\u201d tab. Canned Responses are now called Templates. The settings for the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/answer\/9499937\">Preview Pane<\/a> were moved to the \u201cInbox\u201d tab in the Gmail Settings.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to get to inbox zero? Read this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/413507\/what-is-inbox-zero-and-how-can-you-achieve-it\/\">What Is Inbox Zero, and How Can You Achieve It?<\/a> blog post by Rob Woodgate.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for more ways to boost your productivity, check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/keyboard-shortcuts\/\">Keyboard Shortcuts<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/type-with-your-voice\/\">Type with Your Voice<\/a> blog posts. <\/p>\n<p><small>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/business-internet-browser-inbox-3070472\/\">image<\/a> by gabrielle_cc from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you overwhelmed by your email inbox? Email overwhelms and irritates most of us. Part of the problem is that most of us were never given any training on email. We were just given an email address and no instructions. 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