Gmail Basics
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Gmail Basics
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Gmail Cheat Sheets from Google Workspace Learning Center
Gmail Basic Skills Benchmarks and Learning Resources
Viewing gmail through an Outlook lens
Gmail Cheat Sheets from Google Workspace Learning Center
Composing an email
Reading and replying to an email
Organizing your inbox
Gmail Basic Skills Benchmarks and Learning Resources
Viewing Gmail through an Outlook lens (click for Google Training Center resources)
Make Gmail look like Outlook
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Additional Resources
From Outlook to Gmail: Looking for more tips on transitioning from Outlook to Gmail? See the Google Workspace Learning Center for comparison charts and illustrations showing side-by-side Outlook and Gmail features and functions.
Gmail Intermediate Tips
Gmail Advanced Tips
Shake Up Learning Podcast/Blog Time-Saving Gmail Hacks for Teachers
Shake Up Learning Quick Tip of the Week How to Create a Gmail Signature in Google Docs
Snooze an email: If you have an email that you want to put off responding to, or be reminded of later, you can ask Gmail to Snooze it. On the far right, there’s an icon that looks like a clock. Click that and Gmail will ask for when you want the email to pop back up in your inbox.