We use Google as our email provider. We know that many people have used Outlook in the past, and are used to that way of doing things. Here are some of the basics that will hopefully increase productivity and make Gmail seem less scary to those making the switch.
The basics:
- Click ‘Compose’ For a new message:
- Click a message in your inbox to read it and send a reply:
- Organize your Inbox
How to set an out of office message:
- In Chrome go to mail.google.com
- Click the cog in the top-right and choose ‘settings’.
- Scroll to the bottom of the ‘General’ tab.
- Select the dates you will be away, and compose the message you want to send.
- Click ‘Save’
- More details can be found here.
Using Labels:
- You can organise your email by applying labels to your messages.
- These can be colour coded for ease of use
- To set up a label go to settings and then the labels tab and click ‘new label…’
- You can use filters to set up filters to automatically organize incoming mail. For more info on this see here or contact the Helpdesk.
Switching From Outlook:
- Google has various training videos on switching from Microsoft applications to Google Apps. You can find these here.