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These Are 5 Hidden Tricks That You Must Know in Gmail

Technology has been evolving every second. And Google is one of the leading pioneers of technology today. 

Many of us use Gmail in our daily lives. It’s one of the most used web services in the world. Gmail offers email service and other uses like Drive, Meet and Classroom. 

It can get tricky (and confusing) once Gmail has updated and added many new features to its service. However, here are some of the hidden tricks you must know in Gmail.

Let’s follow this thread by @iehtishamzubair on Twitter.

  • Scheduling your email

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    • Sometimes, you don’t want to send an email immediately.
    • Therefore, this trick helps schedule your desired time to send the email.
  • Sending email confidentially

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    • If the email contains confidential information, you can utilise this function.
    • This trick secures your email because there’s an expiration date and password set by you.
    • Don’t worry: confidential emails can’t be forwarded, printed, copied or downloaded by the recipient.
  • Deleting emails that are more than 5MBs

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    • Do you know that deleting emails can save the planet?
    • By deleting emails, you can decrease the amount of carbon footprint, thus decreasing carbon emissions.
    • Hence, for old emails or big-sized emails, don’t forget to delete them using this simple step!
  • Undoing sent mails

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    • Sometimes, you’ve accidentally sent the wrong email to the wrong person.
    • Thus, with this trick, it’s easy to unsent the email.
    • You can set the time from 5 to 30 seconds.
    • The email will undo itself at that time.
  • Avoiding promotional spam

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    • Spam emails can definitely get on your nerves.
    • To avoid having these malicious contents in your Gmail, create a filter that automatically moves these emails into the ‘unsubscribe’ folder.

These hidden tricks can be a big helping hand for everyone. And fret not, even Gmail verifies these tricks as ‘Pro tips ✅’!

Sources: Twitter Ehtisham Zubair, Twitter Gmail, The Good Planet

Adib Mohd

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