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- Gmail offers a ton of useful features that aren’t immediately obvious, such as the ability to schedule emails and select messages in bulk.
- Many of these features work across the desktop, iOS, and Android.
- Here are our nine favorite Gmail features.
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Managing email is a tedious yet necessary daily task for many people.
But if you’re one of the 1.5 billion people using Google’s Gmail service, there are several time-saving features at your disposal you might not be aware of that can alleviate some of this burden.
That’s especially true now more than ever considering Google added a handful of new features to Gmail in April to celebrate the email service’s 15-year anniversary.
From quickly pulling up messages from the same sender to selecting emails in bulk, here’s a look at some of the most useful features available in Gmail.
Let Google help you write your email.
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Maybe you’re stuck on what to say next, or perhaps you’re just looking to save some time. Either way, Google can help you out.
Google’s Smart Compose feature completes your sentences as you type. If you write something such as: "What should we get for dinner next week?" and then start your next sentence with "Let," Gmail will likely suggest the words "me know" to complete the sentence.
To enable this feature on the desktop, click the Settings cog and scroll down to "Smart compose" under the "General" tab. On your Android phone, tap the symbol that looks like three horizontal lines stacked on top of one another in the Gmail app, choose Settings, select your account, and scroll down to "Smart Compose."
This feature isn’t available on the iPhone yet but will be coming at a later date.
Sign out of Gmail from every device.
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If you want to make sure you’ve been logged out of Gmail on devices you’re no longer using, scroll down to the bottom of your inbox on the desktop and click the "Details" button.
This will launch a new window that displays your currently open and recent Gmail sessions. Press the "Sign out all other Gmail web sessions" button to log out of the web version of Gmail on every device that you’re signed into.
Schedule emails to be sent at a later date or time.
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If you’ve ever had the urge to send an email at an odd hour, you’ll appreciate Gmail’s email scheduling feature. You can schedule emails to be sent at predetermined times, such as tomorrow morning or tomorrow afternoon, or at a date and time of your choosing.
To do this when using the desktop version of Gmail, just click the arrow next to the "Send" button. In the mobile version, press the three dots that appear in the top corner of the app when writing an email.
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Source: Business Insider – leadicicco@businessinsider.com (Lisa Eadicicco)