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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.

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You are able to do the following: (Click on the link to get the instructions)


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:


Create and Manage Labels
You may create and manage labels using the Labels Tab in the Settings.
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Alternatively you may access these options by Selecting Manage Labels or Create new label in the left side bar.
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Filters

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.

How to Create Filters Video:


Create Filters
You may create Filters using the Filters Tab in the Settings
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Alternatively you may create a Filter using an existing email:
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Labs
While labs are still experimental, there are some great features you can take advantage of. Therefore, keep the following things in mind:
  • They may break at any time.
  • Similarly, they may disappear temporarily or permanently.
  • They may work so well that they graduate and become regular features.
  • If you are having trouble with a lab, disable and re-enable to get it started again.

1) Click on the gear icon to get the Gmail Settings:

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2) Select the 'Labs' tab and identify the labs you want to enable.
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.

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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General recommended labs are:


-Add any Gadget by URL
Once you enable this lab, if you click on the gear icon, then Settings you will find a button called Gadgets in the tabs list.
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).
Some useful Gadgets can be found in this link: Top 10 Gmail Gadgets to try
-Canned Responses
-Google Calendar Gadget
-Google Docs Gadget
-Google Docs Previews in Mail
-Multiple Inboxes
-Quick Links
-Send & Archive
-Undo Send

Other features:

-Stars
-Vacation Responder
-Gmail Offline
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.
Installing Gmail Offline for google Chrome.

Add Ons to GMail


Rapportive http://rapportive.com/

Rapportive shows you everything about your contact's profile right in your inbox.

Watch this Video for a quick Demo:



Boomerang for Gmail http://www.boomeranggmail.com/

Boomerang for GMail is a Firefox / Chrome plugin that lets you take control of when you send and receive email messages.

Features:
You may Send an Email Later
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The Best Follow up Reminders
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Remind if you don't hear back
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Watch this video for a quick Demo:



RightInbox for Gmail: http://www.rightinbox.com/

Right Inbox integrates seamlessly with Gmail and lets you schedule your emails to be delivered at a future time.

Features:
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Watch this video for a quick Demo: