Hello! Today I would like to talk about Gmail mail service(email from Google). Surely, you are already familiar with him, I personally met relatively recently, about 4 months ago. Before that, I “sat” on Mail.ru, but after switching to Gmail, I realized that the latter is really the best in the world. Why? I will talk about this a little lower.
What made me switch to another mail service? This is beautiful, that is, now my mail looks like this: [email protected] website. Not bad, right? Yes, of course, this can be done in Yandex, but for some reason I settled on Gmail and I don’t regret it at all. It is not difficult to register on Gmail.com, but nevertheless, I recommend that instead of the usual registration, you immediately make a beautiful mail with your own domain name (I told you how to do this).
How do I use Gmail email
1. I clear the Inbox folder.
In my inbox, I only have relevant letters that require some action: reply, follow some actions, etc. When a certain letter becomes irrelevant, I just send it to the archive. What is an archive? These are emails that are not visible in the Inbox but are searchable. Here is the "Archive" button:
Also, letters that are sent to the “Archive” are available through the “All Mail” folder. Thus, in my inbox, I always have cleanliness. If you are sure that a particular letter will definitely never be useful to you, then instead of “Archive” you can safely click on the “Delete” button.
2. I mark important letters.
Some letters require an urgent response or are extremely important to me. And while I'm sorting through the mail, the first thing I go to is the "Starred" folder:
Marking a letter is very simple: just click on the “star” in the upper right corner:
If one star is not enough for you, you can use a bunch of marks. To enable them, you need to go to Settings –> General –> Stars:
3. I use "Shortcuts".
For example, at the moment it is passing and it is very convenient for me to collect letters from each participant in a separate folder. What did I do for this?
Thus, you can filter messages by mailbox, subject, etc.
Assign a specific color to each label, thereby increasing visibility at times:
4. I mark as read automatic letters.
Often letters come from exchanges, such as Rotapost and others. I need them, but I don't like it when they are "unread emails". For such letters from exchanges, I also create filters, just in step 4 of the previous paragraph (see above), I check the box next to “Mark as read” (I do not create labels for these letters):
You can also “skip” some letters past the “Inbox” folder or delete them altogether.
Advice: necessarily learn how to use filters, thus you will greatly simplify your life when parsing the mailbox.
5. In the Inbox folder, I first display unread letters.
By default, Gmail sorts all emails by date. It is much more convenient for me when unread letters are located at the very top. To do this, just click on the arrow to the right of the “Inbox” folder and check the box next to “Unread first”:
6. Actively use the search.
Need to collect all correspondence with a specific addressee? No problem! It's very easy to do this in Gmail. Just enter the email address of the person you need and voila! , all letters from him before your eyes:
It saves a lot when the person with whom you correspond does not use the message history in email. Then they wonder why I don't answer their letters? And sometimes I don’t even remember what I talked about with this person. Honestly, the search is very helpful. I also look for all sorts of keywords and really find the letters I need.
Also in Gmail it is very pleasing that all letters that are replies are collected in chains of letters(saving space in the list of letters and the convenience of tracking history).
7. It is very convenient to use Gmail via mobile phone.
You can easily find an application for almost any phone here http://gmail.com/app . Or you can use the browser version of the Gmail site, it's still very convenient (the mail "shrinks" to fit the screen). Also, a lot of applications are released by third-party developers. For example, on my beloved iPhone, I use the Sparrow app, which is really very convenient. On the iPad, I use mail in the browser, everything works great.
8. I open all attached files directly in Gmail.
Did you attach a Word document to the letter? What I usually did: download the file to the computer, open it, after reading it, most often delete it. In Gmail, everything is very simple: open the document directly in the browser, saving yourself from unnecessary gestures:
9. I use ready-made answers.
It often happens that you receive the same type of letters and you have to respond in the same way. For such letters, “Ready-made answers” were invented. That is, when you receive a letter, you simply select the desired response from the templates:
This is an experimental feature, to activate this feature you need to go to the mail settings –> Lab –> Response templates –> Enable:
And in general, in this “Laboratory” you can turn on a lot of different functions. Look through them, maybe you will find something suitable and interesting for yourself.
10. Hot keys.
It is very convenient, as in any program, to use “hot keys”. To enable them, go to mail settings –> General –> Keyboard shortcuts –> Enable:
- C - New message.
- O - Open message.
- E - Archive.
- R - Reply.
- F - Forward.
- Tab + Enter - Send.
- ? – Calling help on “hot keys”.
I think these 10 tips are enough to understand that gmail email is really the best And I hope these tips will make your life easier.
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Gmail.com (jimail or gmail) is the world's largest email site. It belongs to the Google search engine. Here you can create an email for free, and also get a Drive (storage for your files) with it.
one . Open gmail.com. Click on "Create an account" at the bottom.
2. Fill out the form on the right side.
First name and last name. Here you need to specify your data, preferably real. After all, if you suddenly have difficulties in the future with entering the box, then thanks to this information it will be possible to return access. If desired, this data can then be hidden.
Username. A very important field - this will be the name of your mailbox (login). It should consist only of English letters, you can also use numbers and dots. It just needs to be designed and printed.
This is the email address where the emails will be sent. This is what you will need to tell the person so that he can send you something.
Username selection can be problematic. The fact is that each such login is unique - it belongs to only one person. And a lot of names are already registered, which means you can't choose them.
Let's say I want to get the login umnik . I type it in the field and press the Enter button on the keyboard. The system does not allow such a name - it says it is too short.
Okay, so I add a couple more letters and press Enter. But Google again does not like it: it turns out that such a name is already taken by someone.
Just below the system shows logins that are free for registration. Google automatically added them from my first and last name, and also added something similar to what I came up with.
You can choose any of them. But I advise you to work a little more and pick up something better - shorter and easier to remember. The fact is that this name can no longer be changed.
Of course, you can then register another mailbox, set up forwarding letters to it from the old address. But why such difficulties, if you can immediately choose a normal name.
To simplify the task, after entering the desired login, press the Enter button and see what the system offers. It will show different free titles after each click. Maybe something will fit.
If the name is free for registration, then after pressing Enter, the field for entering it will not be highlighted in red.
Many people don't realize at first how important it is to have a good address. Of course, if the mail is needed not for correspondence, but for something else (registration on Google Play, for example), then any name will do. But if you plan to receive letters to her, then the address is very, very important.
Ideally, it should be simple and not too long, so that it can be dictated over the phone. Preferably without numbers and dots. And no "babies", "beauties" and "pussies"!
It's very funny when a serious guy's business card says puzatik45.
Password and password confirmation. Here you need to print the alphanumeric code with which you will open your box. It can only use letters of the English alphabet and numbers, the size must be at least eight characters. It is highly desirable that the letters are of different case (both large and small) - this way it will be more difficult for hackers to crack the box.
Be sure to write this password down in a safe place!
It is checked: it is forgotten instantly, but you simply cannot enter your mail without it.
Date of birth, gender. These fields are also required. Information from them will not be used anywhere. As in the case of the first / last name, it is better to indicate your real data. So it will be easier to return access to the box if there are problems with the entrance.
Other information. Mobile phone, alternate email address mail and country - these data can be omitted.
3 . After filling in all the required fields, click "Next". If the system does not let you in, it means that some field is not filled in the way it should be. It will be highlighted in red, and just below it is written what is wrong with it.
4 . A window will appear in which the registration conditions in gmail.com mail will be written. They must be accepted, otherwise you will not receive the box.
The "Accept" button will become available only after you have read them.
That's all! The box is registered and Google is happy to provide its address. We write it down in a safe place and click on "Go to the Gmail service."
Immediately after that, your new mail will open.
E-mail address
If you carefully read what I said before, then you should remember about the username. I said that this is the address of your e-mail box. But this is not entirely true: every mail on the Internet has one more part besides the login. In the case of Google, this is @gmail.com
It turns out that the correct name of the email box consists of the username (login) and the prefix @gmail.com. And this address should be one continuous word without spaces. There is no dot at the end.
An example of a correctly written address:
It is this full name that needs to be dictated to people, written on business cards, websites and in other places. If you give a person only a shortened version, he will not be able to send a letter - it simply will not reach. But only the address should be your own, and not the one that is written in this picture :)
How to find your mailbox address
As soon as you get into your new mailbox, Google welcomes you and briefly talks about the possibilities of mail. We close this window - it will not appear again.
To find out your email address on Gmail, you need to click on the icon with the letter of your name at the top right. A small window will appear where it will be written.
How to enter your mail after registration
Okay, we have the box. But how to get into it after a while: a day, two, a month, a year ...
Everything is very simple: usually the Internet program (browser) remembers the data from the mail and downloads it automatically. You only need to open Google site, and in the upper right corner, click on the picture with small squares, where to select the mail icon.
Immediately after that, your box with new and old letters should open. And if suddenly the program for the Internet forgets the data from the mail, then you will need to enter them.
Why you need a Gmail inbox
Of course, in the first place, mail is needed to send and receive emails. In addition to text, you can send documents, photos, and other files.
But Google has created a bunch of other useful services that also become available to you after receiving a mailbox on gmail.com. A few of the most popular:
Disk ( google.com/drive). Free 15 GB storage for your files. You can upload data there from a computer, phone or tablet, and then open or download it remotely (for example, from another device). Or make some files available to other users.
The documents ( google.com/docs). Through this service, you can create documents, tables, presentations and forms. They are saved to your Google drive and at any time they can be sent, downloaded, and also edited, including by several people at once.
YouTube ( youtube.com). The most famous video hosting in the world. Through your Gmail account, you can subscribe to interesting channels, as well as publish your videos and even earn money from them.
Google Play (play.google.com) - apps, games, books, music and movies for Android phones and tablets.
Google + ( plus.google.com) - social network.
All this becomes automatically yours after receiving mail in Gmail. That is, along with the box, you are given an account in each of these systems, which, by the way, is not at all necessary to use.
There are many different postal services where you can create your own electronic mailbox (e-mail). Gmail is one of the best mail services on the Internet, you can register and create a new mailbox in it for free. Signing into Gmail.com is available from both computers and phones.
This mailbox has a large capacity, a simple and easy-to-use interface, good security and reliability of your letters and information stored on it. Also, after registering a mailbox, you will have access to other services from Google: YouTube, Google Docs, Remote Drive and much more.
Registration in Gmail.com mail - a brief instruction
To register a Gmail mailbox in Russian, follow the link to the official website: http://mail.google.com. The mail service will open in a new window, in order to register correctly, see the tips on our website, and there fill in all the fields:
Consider briefly what should be written in each field:
- What is your name - enter your real name and surname here, because this box will most likely be your main one.
- Come up with a username - this is the name of your mailbox and login to log into your account. Choose a name that you can easily remember. Names like ivan, alex, irina are already taken. The system will prompt you if the name is busy or free. To create a name, you can use Latin letters, numbers and dots.
- Create a password - the password can contain both letters and numbers, and must have at least 8 characters. The system will prompt you if you have created an easy or complex password.
- Confirm password - in this line, repeat your password that you created.
- Mobile phone number (optional).
- Backup email address (optional).
- Date of Birth.
To upload a profile photo, click on the letter in the upper right corner and on the edit button, as shown in the picture:
How to set Russian language in gmail
The Google account interface can be changed to any language. If you have installed English, then you can change it to Russian without any problems. In your account, click the Settings button (located in the upper right corner)
Login to gmail (gmail)
If you have already registered, then to enter your Gmail mail, click the link.
In the window that opens, enter your username and password and you will be taken to your page in the mail service.
Access to Google services
By registering with the mail, you can log in to any Google service with this username and password.
Click on the button shown in the picture above, and the most popular Google services will open: , youtube, news, maps, etc.
Gmail is one of the most popular mailbox services. It was developed and launched by Google. It is used not only by ordinary users, but also by large companies. Gmail mailboxes are characterized by a pleasant and functional interface and a large number of options. In this article, we will tell you how to get and start using mail from Google.
2 Registering and creating a mailbox in Gmail
Before starting registration on the service, it is worth making a small lyrical digression. The Gmail.ru domain itself is not the property of Google, having appeared much earlier. Currently, several companies use it to send messages, including SMS, Jabber, ICQ and others. We have to register on Gmail.com. Google's mail service works with all service accounts. If you have a page in the service, then you do not need to register it again.
To start registration, go to the Google page. At the top of the browser, click on the "mailbox" button and start creating your own account. First of all, you need to choose a beautiful and original name. If you are the owner of the company and have a mailbox for it, you can use the appropriate name.
If you plan to use your Gmail.com mailbox all the time, fill out the form as seriously as possible. It is worth remembering the security and confidentiality of data. Google's mail service uses a secure connection, but attackers can bypass it. Because of this, you need to take care of the strength of the password. A frequently repeated keyword will enable hackers to quickly gain access to your account. This is especially dangerous if you have Internet buying or an electronic wallet linked to your mailbox. When hacked, the attacker receives a confirmation code and easily steals your money, transferring it to his account. In order to avoid such incidents, you should consider the password and make it as complex as possible.
Next, consider the intricacies of creating a password. It is better to start inventing it on a piece of paper using a phrase. Be sure to use regular and capital letters, adding various signs to them. If there are difficulties when creating a password, you can use a special utility. It will generate several options for you, from which you can choose the most suitable one. The most popular of these utilities is KeePass Password Safe. It is free and easy to use.
Another way to protect against password cracking is to specify a real email. If you forget your password, you can always reset it. This also applies to cases when intruders have gained access to your mailbox. It is recommended to indicate the real mobile phone number, which will also come in handy when restoring access. It is also used to complete registration, which is why you will have to enter it in any case in the very process of creating a Gmail mailbox.
If you specify an additional mailbox, then you can solve the problem of a forgotten password or a hack in just a few minutes. The service will send you a message containing a confirmation code for access restoration.
Next, you need to carefully fill out the remaining items in the registration form. Upon completion of this process, you need to click on submit the web form. You can also upload your avatar right away. On a new page that will open upon completion of registration, you will need to enter your username and password. After that, you can begin to get acquainted with the functionality and interface of Gmail.
3 Signing in and getting to know the Gmail interface
After logging in, which can be done from any search engine service, you have to start working with Gmail. If the authorization was successful, then at the top of the page you will see your name. Next, click on it and select the "Mail" tab.
Let's look at the login process in more detail:
- Type gmail.com into the search bar and press Enter.
- If you are already authorized in the system, then just follow the first link.
- After you find yourself in your personal mail account, you can proceed to the settings.
- If you are not authorized, then you will see a window for entering your login and password.
- By entering them and clicking on the “Login” button, you will be taken to your personal Gmail account.
Next, consider the features of the mail service interface. The top menu bar contains sections with spam (advertising messages) and unsorted letters. It also displays messages from social networks. At the top of the panel, you can notice a button in the form of a plus sign, when clicked, "Alerts" and "Forum" will open.
One of the features of Google are chats built into the mailbox. Users can not only exchange messages in them, but also get in touch via video. This feature is not very popular yet, as Google uses a large number of banner ads in it.
Google's mail service works with all browsers, but information may be displayed differently in them. In particular, the interface of the personal account itself may change, but this is not a problem for experienced users. If you use modern browsers, then you will see a beautiful page with all the active buttons. Older versions use HTML, which will cause pages to look out of date. In addition, in case of a bad connection, you can turn on the light version without loading bulky objects and pictures in the interface.
The amount of memory for storing letters and data in the mailbox is 15 gigabytes by default. If you wish, you can expand it, but you will have to pay for it.
After registration and when you start using your mailbox, you will immediately see two letters. They are informational and educational in nature. Most often, they advertise the social network Google+. You can remove them if you wish, or simply ignore them.
4 Pros and cons of Gmail, security settings
If you have previously used other email services, you can continue to do so even if you have a page on Gmail.com. You are given the opportunity of correspondence and forwarding. This is convenient in order not to miss a letter to an inactive mailbox. To activate this function, you just need to enter an additional address and open access to it.
You can control the mailbox from Google and from your smartphone. The beauty of using Gmail mail is that it works in social network mode. This means that if you have Internet access, you will receive alerts for every email. To do this, you will not need to synchronize all devices.
The mail program is not inferior to the network interface from Google. Gmail.com tries to improve the service with each update, but it doesn't always succeed. In particular, the browser version does not receive notifications, which is inconvenient for urgent correspondence. In addition, large files cannot be downloaded. The mail program uses the resources of your computer, so you can upload large documents to it.
At the beginning of the service, it caused a lot of indignation due to the large number of advertising. In particular, when working in your personal account, you constantly see ads that are selected by the system for each user, depending on the subject of the letters. If you order a jacket in a store and receive a message from it, you will receive advertising on this topic for a long time. Over time, users got used to this, which is why the service began to gain great popularity, constantly supplementing its functionality.
4.1 How to work with mail safely?
If you are running a business or conducting business correspondence, it is important to remember that your data must be kept safe at all times. It is important to approach the setting as painstakingly as possible. To start working with the security system, click on the gear icon in your personal account.
- To configure login by IP address, click on the "More Information" button. There you will find all the data about the entrances to the mailbox.
- If you are not very worried about the safety of data, then you can not configure security. At the same time, the password should still be made complex, which will protect your information and account from being hacked.
- In Gmail, you can enable authentication in two steps.
- In the settings, you need to click on "Security and Login" and select the appropriate option.
- After that, you will not only have to enter the password, but also dial the access code sent to you in the form of an SMS message.
4.2 Shortcuts (folders) and their settings in Google mail
Sorting letters in Google is one of the main advantages of the service. You can not only work with entire folders of messages, but also automatically get rid of spas and advertising messages. Unlike conventional services, folders in Gmail have advanced functionality. They can be customized to suit your needs, depending on the purpose of the documents stored in them. You can also make sets of labels that appear on the screen together.
Let's take a closer look at the Google folder setup process:
- Go to "Settings" by clicking on the gear.
- Next, you need to go to the second tab in the left menu block.
- After that, uncheck or enable this or that shortcut.
- Next to the list there will be a button to create a shortcut.
- You can also add several attachments to one shortcut at once, creating entire directory trees.
All your shortcuts will appear in the left menu column. To edit folders, simply click on the button in the form of an arrow. You will be presented with a list of changes available for a particular label.
You can also change the color of the labels. This is very handy if you are working with a large number of documents. You can set a specific color for a group of folders, after which you will quickly find them in the list.
You can also delete any directory. To do this, simply click on the appropriate button directly when viewing the list. When deleting correspondence from the Inbox, they are sent to the archive. This is very convenient as you will be able to easily recover an accidentally erased document. Initially, you might think that such interface features complicate the work, but in fact this is not entirely true. Over time, you will get used to the work and will be delighted with the convenience of the functionality of the mailbox from Gmail.
You can also configure offline mail filtering. The system will independently select letters from social networks and advertising, transferring them to the archive.
4.3 Filters in Jimail and a detailed example of their use
Filters are one of the most important features of Gmail. To get started with them, you need to perform a series of sequential steps:
- Enter the menu by clicking on the gear.
- A tab with filters will open in front of you, if they have already been created. You can edit or delete them.
- If there are no filters yet, click the button to create them.
- In a new window, you can set one or another filter.
- Set the algorithm by which the system will group messages into a particular folder.
- Even if you create the wrong filter, don't worry. The system simply will not understand it, which is why it will continue to work according to its own algorithm.
- You can filter by recipient name, company name, subject line, term, address, and more.
- After creating the algorithm, choose the end result of sorting. Messages of different subjects can be sent to different folders or deleted.
- Advertising messages and spam can be archived immediately.
- You can also create a new algorithm, according to which letters from linked mailboxes will also be collected in one folder.
5 Gmail Accessibility
- You can not only read letters, but also forward them. The service is also configured to automatically send a letter to the addressee. To do this, you need to go through authorization on several boxes. To receive letters from another address, you also need to confirm it. Otherwise, forwarded messages will be marked as spam or advertising.
- You can also delete correspondence from another mailbox. This filter will be relevant when receiving a large number of mailings. After setting up offline cleaning of the list of correspondence, it will not be possible to delete it manually.
- You can create a list of email addresses that will not be marked as spam. If you receive an important sales email, it will simply appear in your inbox. Gmail has algorithms for importance and unimportance, which makes it possible to separate messages according to this criterion.
6 Import contacts and letters to Gmail, work with old mailboxes through Google mail
A handy feature in Gmail.com is to import emails and contacts from other mailboxes. If you have other accounts in mail systems, then you should not worry about the safety of data. It will be enough for you to simply transfer them to a new address using a convenient function.
All correspondence from the old mailbox will be redirected to the new one. You can also move all contacts by notifying them of the new address. You can be sure that not a single letter will be lost. To transfer data, just follow a simple sequence of actions:
- Go to the "Accounts and Import" tab.
- Next, select the appropriate option and start importing contacts.
- The import wizard will proceed sequentially, informing you of any problems and options for solving them.
- Before starting work, it is important to log in to both mailboxes.
- You can decide on the content of the import without transferring all documents and letters.
- After clicking on the "Import" button, it will take about half a minute until the process is completed.
7 Useful Settings and Gmail Lab
Consider the entire list of Gmail features and its settings:
- Web interface language. You can choose the required language, from which the translator will also start.
- Page size equal to the number of letters. This option is convenient for users who receive a large number of emails. You can display the documents you need on the page.
- Chains of letters. This option allows you to sort messages and create folders and shortcuts.
- Desktop notifications. This feature allows you to receive email notifications even when the browser is closed.
- Quick keys. They will allow you to work with correspondence with great convenience.
The Gmail mailbox has a huge number of settings, which is different from many analogues. Thanks to a simple and understandable interface, you can make your personal account and all the services associated with it as convenient and functional as possible.
Gmail Lab is the ability to perform certain operations with letters and correspondence. In it, you can set up not only the functionality of your personal account, but also choose response templates, a signature for each letter, and much more.
8 Sign in to other Google services
After registering with Google, you can use not only mail, but also other services. The most popular of them are Calendar, YouTube, Search, Maps and others. You can also click "More", after which an additional panel with services will open in front of you. The Google search engine is considered one of the most versatile and convenient due to the presence of everything you need in it. You may not need to log in again to log into YouTube, use cloud storage, or create documents.
