Pirate Tips

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I recently got a question about marking an email as important: "Michael - You've probably already told us this, but how do you send an email and mark it "high priority" or "urgent" for the receiving person to see? Thanks!" You can't. Thanks for reading the blog. Have a great day. ;-) There's more to this post, including bacon.

Since Google is a search company, it only makes sense that their email solution is based on searching to find email you sent and received. In this post we will take a look at some of the ways we can make our searching more productive. Additionally, I'm providing a link for some of the keyboard shortcuts that work with Gmail. Below is a link to a PDF document that you can print out. If you print the document as double sided it is a handy reference sheet for shortcuts and search. http://ist.njit.edu/sites/ist.njit.edu/files/lcms/google/documentation/Google_Mail_Shortcuts.pdf Here is the direct link to the list of search commands from Google: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7190?hl=en Keyboard shortcuts are listed by opening Gmail and typing the "?" (<Shift> + /) Here is the direct link to the list of keyboard shortcuts from Funkatron (another printable PDF): http://funkatron.com/content/gmail-shortcuts.pdf And finally, Google's guide to key...

Email is simple, but you can make yours SPARKLE. Let me help you... Today I will walk you through editing your email signature in the Gmail settings. Let's roll! 1. Open your browser and go to your Gmail account ( mail.pinckneypirates.org ). 2. Click on the settings gear in the upper-right corner and choose Settings .

Last week we looked at adding labels to your email. This week we will look at FILTERS. As I stated before, Gmail puts all of your email in one container and uses filters and labels to gather what you want in ways you request. Since Gmail is a Google product it makes sense that they would approach mail organization as a searching task. :-) When we create a filter, we ask google to do a pre-defined search and display the results in a pre-defined format. One warning before you get too far. You can set up filters to forward and delete things. Be careful when setting up your filters. So HOW do I create a filter?

Google email is focussed around searching and filtering. Understanding this will help you have a better email experience. Gmail uses labels to help categorize things in searching. In today's post I'll start with some background on Gmail (Part 1) and do a how-to on Labels (Part 2). Part 1 - Some background on Gmail All of the labels in google are listed right under the compose button on the left side of the Gmail window. By default, Google shows you only a few of the labels the system created.

When you click on an email address it should open your email program and fill in the "To:" field, right? I think so... Let's make that happen with Gmail (pinckneypirates.org email accounts).

You now have access to a PCS Google Mail account.  Setting up your Pirate email account is simple and will open the door to many other Google Apps  you will find useful. Here are a few "how-to" videos on the setup process. (Takes about 3-5 minutes to complete the process) If you would like the text directions in addition to the videos (plus some other tips) you can find more at the PinckneyPirates.org Getting Started pages or DOWNLOAD this printable PDF with directions and screenshots . PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SITE IS FREQUENTLY UPDATED, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN.  :-) 1. Reset your password. 2. Login to your Pirate Email 3. Set your email to forward 4. Let people know about your new address