Google Tips

How to tab in Gmail

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Useful when working with bulleted lists or wanting to indent text and then return to normal left alignment.

Snooze Gmail messages until later

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Use cases:  Snooze meeting confirmations until the day of the meeting; snooze reminders until closer to their deadline; snooze other non-urgent messages until a less busy day.  

Gmail Schedule Send

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Schedule emails to be sent later: Click the arrow on the side of the "send" button, and click "Schedule send."

Useful for:

 

More Tips and Tricks

Use .new to Create New Google Files

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When you need to create a new Google Doc or Google Sheet on your computer, simply type "docs.new" or "sheets.new" or similar into your Chrome address bar when you're logged in to Google.  A new file will be created in your Google Drive.

Change Gmail "Undo Send" Time

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Useful if you've ever clicked send and then realized you shouldn't have sent it yet -- gives you additional time to comprehend and click the "undo send" button.

Gmail Templates

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Edit vs Copy

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Google Calendar Appointment Schedules

Do you find yourself in a flurry of too many emails when you need to set up meetings or appointments? These tools can make the process easier.

Cal.com is another similar tool. Choose the one that works for you to streamline your scheduling process.

Google Drive Workspaces

Set up workspaces in Google Drive to organize your frequently-used files. You can have up to eight workspaces with at-a-glance access to five files in each, plus additional files when you click to open the workspace. Learn more about workspaces and other Google Drive organizational tools.

 

Turn on notifications in Google Docs

Turn on notifications in Google Docs so you don’t miss changes to shared documents. This can be useful for meeting reports that may be updated after the link is sent or when people are editing a shared document. To turn on notifications, go to Tools→Notification Settings, and click the button in the Edits section for Added or Removed Content. You’ll then get an email each time the document is changed.