Gmail+Labs+and+Features

 **Contacts ** All your email contacts are stored under Contacts. Click Mail in the top left corner of your page, then select Contacts to access and edit your contacts' information.



You are able to do the following: (Click on the link to get the instructions)
 * [|Create], [|edit or delete] contacts.
 * [|Create], [|edit or delete] a contact group.
 * [|Search] for a contact.
 * [|Send to a contact group] or [|send to multiple contacts at once].

**Labels **
Labels help you organize your messages into any categories: work, family, to do, read later, jokes, recipes, any category you want. Labels do all the work that folders do, but with an added bonus: you can add more than one to a message.

How to create and use Labels Video: media type="youtube" key="OTsXnHLf6tA" height="314" width="420"

Create and Manage Labels You may create and manage labels using the Labels Tab in the Settings. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Alternatively you may access these options by Selecting Manage Labels or Create new label in the left side bar.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Filters **
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">Gmail's filters allow you to manage the flow of incoming messages. Using filters, you can automatically label, archive, delete, star, or forward your mail, even keep it out of Spam.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">How to Create Filters Video: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">media type="youtube" key="j0T4NnFixys" height="220" width="392"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create Filters <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You may create Filters using the Filters Tab in the Settings

Alternatively you may create a Filter using an existing email:

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">While labs are still experimental, there are some great features you can take advantage of. Therefore, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">keep the following things in mind:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Labs **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">They may break at any time.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Similarly, they may disappear temporarily or permanently.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">They may work so well that they graduate and become regular features.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If you are having trouble with a lab, disable and re-enable to get it started again.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">1) Click on the gear icon to get the Gmail Settings:

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Labs tab picture

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">2) Select the 'Labs' tab and identify the labs you want to enable. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">3) Click the 'Enable' radio button to turn on a lab and click 'Save Changes' at the bottom of the page. Your page may refresh but after the refresh, the lab you just turned on will be available in Gmail.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If you are not sure what Labs to Enable, click on the following image. This site gives you recommendations depending on your email load:

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**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">General recommended labs are: **
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Add any Gadget by URL <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Once you enable this lab, if you click on the gear icon, then Settings you will find a button called //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Gadgets //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> in the tabs list. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If you click on this button it will allow you to add a Gadget to your mailing window (usually located at the bottom left or your screen). <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Some useful Gadgets can be found in this link: Top 10 Gmail Gadgets to try <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Canned Responses <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Google Calendar Gadget <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Google Docs Gadget <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Google Docs Previews in Mail <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Multiple Inboxes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Quick Links <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Send & Archive <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Undo Send

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Other features: __
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Stars <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Vacation Responder <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Gmail Offline <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Gmail Offline beta is a Gmail app built to support offline access, allowing mail to be read, responded to, searched and archived without network access. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Installing Gmail Offline for google Chrome.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//**Rapportive**// @http://rapportive.com/
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rapportive shows you everything about your contact's profile right in your inbox.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Watch this Video for a quick Demo: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">media type="youtube" key="DPaSxa2vopU" height="251" width="447"

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**//Boomerang// //for Gmail//** @http://www.boomeranggmail.com/
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Boomerang for GMail is a Firefox / Chrome plugin that lets you take control of when you send and receive email messages.

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Features: __ || The Best Follow up Reminders || ||  || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Watch this video for a quick Demo: media type="youtube" key="4KmsqYjB9j4" height="251" width="448"
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You may Send an Email Later
 * Remind if you don't hear back

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//**RightInbox for Gmail:**// []
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Right Inbox integrates seamlessly with Gmail and lets you schedule your emails to be delivered at a future time.

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Features: __ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Watch this video for a quick Demo: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">media type="youtube" key="7vFavmoa2yA" height="251" width="447"