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Contacts list and chat box disappeared from the left hand side of Google Mail

My contact list and chatbox has suddenly disappeared from the left hand side of Googlemail. It has disappeared on both my desktop and laptop computers. I have changed my password but I have done ...
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How do you setup a contact in Gmail to send to two email addresses?

I have some contacts that have two email addresses and want group emails to go to both of them. Is there a way to setup one contact so that group emails will go to two different email addresses, or ...
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Picasa people tags in Google contacts

I use face tags in picasa,and picasa allows me to choose people in my Gmail contacts. Is there a way that I could get that person's icon in picasa to show as that same person's icon in my contacts? ...
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How to add an email address from a gmail message to my google contacts [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: In Gmail, how do I create a contact from a recipient of an email? There's a sidebar that pops up offering to add people on the message to my circles, but not my address ...
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Gmail: get a list of all conversations with one person across several e-mail addresses

Say there's a person in my contact list that uses several email addresses - eg john.doe@gmail.com and john@doe.com I list both addresses in his card at GMail's contacts, but if I want to get a list ...
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Gmail/Google no longer has an “All Contacts” list?

Today I noticed that Gmail nor Google Contacts offers a way to list "All Contacts" any longer; my contacts are now split between the groups I made and "Other Contacts". Is there any way to list all ...
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Is there a bulk email app that integrates with Gmail Contacts?

I'd like to send bulk email to Groups in my Gmail Contacts. I'd like the email to be addressed to people by their first names. Is this possible? Do I need to use an app that integrates with Gmail ...
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How can I copy contacts from Google Apps for Business Directory to another Google Mail account?

I don't really understand how Google Apps for domains directories work. When I start an email it knows about all the people at my domain, but when I go to Contacts, I can't find a directory of just ...
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How to edit a person's name in the new Gmail chat?

Previously in Gmail chat, I was just able to click on the name of a person to edit his name. Now, the name acts as a link which opens Contacts, where the editing can happen. the old way was faster. ...
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Is there a way to automatically add all team members to everybody's contacts?

I have just newly setup Google Apps. But as it is now, everybody in the team needs to add the contacts to everybody else in the team (manually). Isn't there a way to add these automatically? So ...
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Contacts geared for individuals or family info

It seems that the Google contacts are geared towards a single individual's information. It is most difficult to keep all the information for a family. Something like the following John and Jane Doe ...
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How to manage multiple addresses for the same contact in a gmail contacts group

I use a group in gmail to spam my friends with an occasional email when I travel on business. Some of my contacts have multiple live email addresses, which I would like in the list.# The latest ...
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Importing contacts to facebook from Google Apps account

I am using Google Apps for email on my domain. I have many contacts in that account whom I would like to invite to Facebook. Is there a way other than importing all those contacts to a Gmail account ...
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Selected text in browser converted to a contact in Google Contacts

In email messages and sometimes on web sites, there will be a block of information I'd like to add as a contact in my Google Contacts list. Is there a Google Labs experiment, Chrome Extension, ...
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How to set contacts as “never show” for Google talk in bulk?

I know I can set them one by one in Google contacts, but how to do it in batch? Thank you.
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How to group chat contacts in Gmail side chat list?

I have quite a lot contacts whom I chat with. I already installed lab in Gmail which puts the chat list to the right side to have more space. Now I'd like to group the contacts in the online list in ...
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In Gmail, with a contact that has multiple email addresses, how do I set the default email address? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: In Gmail, how do I set the default email address for a contact that has two email addresses? In Gmail, with a contact that has multiple email addresses, how do I set the ...
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Search all Google Contacts under same domain

I'm using Google Contacts and I want to search for all contacts ending with @example.com. I tried @example.com and *@example.com but it isn't working How do I do this?
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Google Contacts enabled for Google Apps, but Google disagrees

I've been using Google Apps for my personal domain for some time, using it for email and the calendar. A couple of hours ago, I activated Google Contacts in the domain dashboard. It is now listed as ...
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How can I remove certain emails from someone in a gmail contact group?

I just created a group based on an email which worked great but I am trying to figure out how to remove multiple email addresses per person (just within this group list) The issue I have is that ...
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Google Contact Synchronization on the iPhone 3G

I don't have my contacts stored in my Google account, but I'd like them to be in my gmail account. I figured if I set up Google Sync (basically GMail as an Exchange server) that my contacts would ...
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Keyboard shortcut to add new Gmail contact?

I have looked through the keyboard shortcuts and searched as best I can and I cannot seem to find a keyboard shortcut to add a new contact. It must be staring me right in the face, but I'm not seeing ...
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Change the display name of my friends in Google+

Some friends chose weird nicknames that I cant relate to them and I cant recognize them in the Chat list. I went to "Contacts" in my Google account (https://mail.google.com/mail/#contacts) and I ...
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How to add emails (but not users) to Google Apps shared Directory, preferrably by import

I have a Google Apps (free) account. I wish to add email and other contact information to the (shared) directory. How do I do this one at a time? Right now the directory just has the users' emails. ...
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Searching for Google contacts not in Groups [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Google Contacts - how to see which contacts aren't in a group? In Google Contacts, I've had Groups set up which look like this: All Contacts.. Family.. School.. ...
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What happens to my Google account contacts data when accessed by a third-party?

I want to start to use goodreads.com with my Google account but when I start to sign in with my Google account I get prompted that goodreads.com will get access to my Google contacts. This worried me ...
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How can I use a different name for a contact's card and their e-mail address in Gmail?

I have an Android phone, and my gmail contacts are automatically synced to it. My phone is in Hebrew, and since most of my contacts are written in Hebrew I changed the ones in my gmail address book ...
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How do I add contacts to CC for a group in Gmail?

I like to use the Groups feature of Gmail to quickly send an email to a certain group of people that are generally always included on certain emails. For instance, I have a Family group so I can ...
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Why does Gmail still only show email address when I have that person's name in my contacts?

When looking at my Gmail inbox some emails show the contact name in the from column and others just show an email address. The strange thing is that some of the ones that just show email address are ...
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How can I prevent contact pictures showing up on my Picasaweb?

Ever since Google implemented high-resolution contact pictures (I believe), whenever I upload a new picture for one of my contacts (using Gmail's web interface), it appears as a new, separate, private ...
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Sharing Gmail contacts [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there a way to share/synchronize contacts between Google accounts? How do I share my Gmail contact data with other Gmail users, so that they get the updates I make? ...
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In Google Apps, what are “shared external contacts”?

Looking at the features list for "Google Apps for Business", I see the following: I am unable to find any information about this feature. What our small business needs is a way to share customer ...
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Gmail account contacts

I am able to receive emails on my phone from my gmail account, but when I go on the pc to look at contacts nothing is there. I imported the contacts from my sim card to my gmail account.
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Gmail / Google Contacts: Is it possible to select Contacts in 2 specific Groups? Or Contacts in 1 specific Group and not another specific Group?

Question 1: In Gmail / Google Contacts, let's say I have 12 contacts in Group A and 8 contacts in Group B. 4 contacts are in both Group A and Group B. Is there a way I can filter to get results of ...
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What are the advantages of using the Gmail app for mailchimp rather than just mailchimp.com?

What are the advantages of using the Gmail app for mailchimp rather than just mailchimp.com? In particular I'm looking to use groups from my Gmail contacts list to send bulk email, with emails ...
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Shared contacts in Google Apps

I have some questions regarding the shared contacts in Google Apps. I have posted questions in many forums regarding this but I am not getting any replies. Hence I am not able to troubleshoot the ...
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Google Voice and Gmail don't get along, contact-wise?

There seem to be problems between the new Gmail contact manager and the one GV uses. One of my friends just got a GV number and I added it manually to his years-old entry in my Gmail contacts as a ...
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Birthday reminders for Google Contacts? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Birthday calendar notification Is there any way to set up birthday reminders in Google Contacts? I have all the birthday's entered in for each contact, which creates a ...
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Is there a way to filter by multiple Groups in Gmail Contacts?

In Gmail, let's say I have 7 contacts in Group A and 9 contacts in Group B. 2 contacts are in both Group A and Group B. Is there a way I can filter to get results of only the contacts that are in ...
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Viewing all group contacts information in one page

Say I have 5 contacts in a group. I would like to see all their details in one page (/view), preferably separated by an horizontal line between every contact. Is something like this possible?
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Link to old Google Contact Manager

Is there a link by which I can open the old Google Contact Manager (the one with 3 columns layout)? It allowed instant search and the ability to view contact details on the same page.
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Can I merge my contacts list on 2 gmail accounts?

I have 2 gmail accounts. My main email account and one that was set up by a Sprint employee when I first purchased my smartphone. Is there a way I can merge the contact lists I have on both accounts ...
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Assign a signature per contact in Gmail?

This Super User question asks something similar, but it was related to Outlook and without an applicable answer. Is there a way to to store a signature preference on a per contact basis? Or does ...
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Is it possible to give others access to Google Contacts without Google Apps?

Is it possible for me to allow other Google users to view my contacts in Google Contacts, or perhaps only certain groups of contacts? Or is this a feature I'd need Google Apps for?
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Label several email addresses in Gmail in one go

How do I put a contact group label on several email address in bulk instead of putting a label in every email address one at a time. For example: I have 100 email address and I want to create a ...
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Can I Create a Bigger Gmail Group from Several (Smaller) Gmail Groups?

I have three gmail groups A, B and C, each with say ten members. Now I want create another bigger gmail group, say, BIG containing all the members of A, B, and C. I tried simply clicking on the ...
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How to see all matches in Google Contacts?

Does anybody know how to make Google Contacts show all matching contacts and not only 5 suggestions? I.e. If in Google Contacts I type the word “Mark”, it only shows me 5 options/suggestions of ...
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Is Twitter sneaking through my Gmail contacts?

For some reason I keep getting emails from Twitter: twitter_username, we found some people you may know on Twitter All the suggested people are coming my Gmail contacts. The email registered in ...
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How to enable google apps users to edit theirs profile and share it with Google Apps Directory

At our company we use Google Apps. We want to list all accounts as a contacts and allow people to edit theirs contact profile, so others can use theirs updated profiles. Google provides Google Apps ...
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Finding time when Google Contact got created

Is there a way to find out when a particular contact in my Google Contacts addressbook got created?