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Gmail gets a whole lot better on iOS
When you get the next Gmail iOS app update, you’ll notice some really useful changes. This is the biggest oveNew Gmail app on iOSrhaul of the app in a long time (nearly 4 years) so is probably quite overdue really.
Keyboard shortcuts make emailing easier
Google’s gmail app has a plethora of useful keyboard shortcuts to make dealing with email quicker and more efficient, giving you time to spend on other tasks. This tip is especially useful for those users who are working from laptops or are have lots of email to deal with.
How to restore lost contacts in gmail
One of the great benefits of cloud based systems such as Google Apps is that you can easily recover lost files if you’ve deleted them. In most cases the user can do this themselves and the administrator of the system can even control for how long some data is stored before being permanently deleted.
Tame your email
Here is a presentation given at the New Zealand Google Apps for Education Summit in Christchurch and Auckland entitled ‘Tame your email’ for school leaders and office staff.
Learn how to set up mail delegation
Learn how to set up mail delegation; a really handy feature within gmail - email delegation. Gmail delegation allows one person to 'delegate' their email to another user, which is a great solution for busy school leaders, managers and CEOs
Tame your mailbox using priority inbox
Learn how to tame your mailbox using priority inbox. Here is a neat little video describing the benefits of Google’s Priority Inbox – which is a massive improvement to gmail that saves you time and makes you super-efficient.
Mail filtering – making life with email easier, smarter and less time-consuming
The flood of email is a major cause of stress in our digital world. This post will help you learn to overcome the flood of incoming emails and take control over your inbox! Mail filters enable you to classify and organise mail as it comes in, as well as perform various actions on email.
Gmail+ email creation
Today I came across an interesting problem – how can you easily set up a class with their own email addresses if you DON’T have Google Apps for Education for your school? This is not something I’d considered, as Google Apps is free for education and is so amazingly easy to implement and use.
Staff reflection
Please complete this survey by 8pm Monday. Here are the questions: What 3 things worked best during learning from home? What was challenging for you during learning from home? What…
