Questions tagged [gmail]
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Is there a way to Automatically Exporting CSV email attachments to a spreadsheet?
I'm working on generating a regularly updated report.
Currently the database I'm accessing only supports scheduled exports of data to an email. (Formatted as a CSV, XLSX, or PDF)
This would be fine, ...
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How do you make all incoming gmails wrap?
I've noticed that in Gmail some incoming emails do not word wrap. This is quite annoying as I have to navigate the cursor horizontally to read the message. None of the suggested methods are ergonomic ...
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Gmail "indent" operates differently on Chrome and Edge
Pressing "indent" while composing a GMail message does different things on Chrome and Edge.
I frequently select several paragraphs, and press CTRL-[ to indent.
On Chrome all the paragraphs ...
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Linking Gmail email dates to google sheets?
Is there a specific way I can link my google sheets to the dates of my emails (gmail) to specific emails?
I work for a company that deals with payments sometimes so a sheet would look like
Name: John ...
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Colour Coding for Null Values in Choropleth in Dash components
I am having issues while color coding for choropleth in dash components.
For null values the color needs to be grey, but I am getting absolutely no color and the coordinates also disappear.
Would ...
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How to format a Gmail filter that contains 2, or more, two-argument statements
If I want to maintain one Gmail filter for multiple "2 or more argument" statements how is this formatted?
Something like this...
<to:john@aol.com AND list:(<123456.xt.local>)> OR <to:...
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Sending a Gmail vacation response at set times, NOT replying to listservs?
I need to set up a scheduled vacation responder so that colleagues who are on email 24/7 don't forget that I am unavailable for rapid email replies for 3 particular half-days per week - it's getting ...
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gmail notification about disabled gmail
I got this message from gmail but I could sign in without any problem and send receive email. Anybody knows what happened or what should I do?
Hello,
The Google Account XXXXXX is now disabled. It ...
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Google suite legacy migration
My family is using the legacy free forever Google suite. Forever ends in June and we will become paying over 200€ per year. Microsoft 365 for family is much cheaper. The only blocker is Google account ...
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Gmail force consistent date formatting
By default, the date format in Gmail changes depending on how long ago that date was:
Mails from the same day show only the time and how long ago that was eg 2:03 PM (2 hours ago)
Mails from recent ...
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How to save text clips to insert into emails (eg, NOT email templates)? [closed]
I'm looking for a way to insert saved blocks into an email in Gmail, but I'm having trouble searching for solutions because gmail templates (which I do not want to use) dominate the search space.
This ...
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Gmail two-step verification: can I ask for voice call instead of SMS?
I've configured 2 step verification, however, I can't currently receive SMS, only voice calls.
Is there a way to ask Goole to call to call me with the code, instead of sending SMS?
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Gmail Filters Length Limits in XML File
Gmail has limits to the length of filter queries that seems to be tied to mail's 'search' feature. If the filter 'To' category has a list of addresses separated by an OR operator, Gmail will give the ...
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How to change my primary Gmail email address?
I recently created 5 Gmail email addresses. I didn’t know that the 1st email address would become what Google calls “the primary” email address associated with my Google account. I want to change “the ...
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Why does all email for my POP3 account go to spam?
I added a gmx POP3 account, and for some reason, all email that goes to gmail from there (through POP3) ends up with the following message:
This after I added lots of filters to avoid my email to go ...
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Can I block someone from sending emails from their Gmail account to mine?
I want to block all emails from a Gmail account that keeps bothering me to my Gmail account.
I can mark the messages as SPAM, however this does not “block” the messages since Gmail will deliver future ...
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Can I change a Google account from "business" to "personal?"
The organization we work with implemented a weird rule that demanded that we change the name of our business. I hadn't setup a google account in a while, so I clicked the business account type during ...
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How to use hyperlinks in google spreadsheets to email threads for multiple users at the same time?
I'm running some data in Google spreadsheets and need to link a lot of different email threads to that spreadsheet. I need different users to have an access thru these hyperlinks directly to the email ...
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How to batch deliver Gmail inbox and labels/categories?
Is there a way for Gmail (or an extension) to delivery new messages in bulk at pre-specified times or upon request. It would be like 'send/receive' with the receive on pause. Ideally, I would like ...
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Google Workspace automatically forward mail and change from-address
We are using Google Workspace (Business Standard tier) in our company. I would like to provide a mail address which is forwarded to another mail address with its sender address changed.
For example:
I'...
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Do I have to create a new user in Google Workspace to create a shared inbox?
I have set up a Google Workspace with 3 users having a unique email.
I also want an email "info@domain.com" that goes into a separate inbox that we all can collaborate on.
Will I have to add ...
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How to prevent Gmail from tracking the links I follow?
Gmail adds a tracking prefix for every link in an email: https://www.google.com/url?q=
How can I prevent this from happening?
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How to view all emails in inbox for my gmail
When a "spam" email comes, I would rather just delete it than let it sit in my spam. What I would prefer is that regardless of whether I am on my phone, computer, etc. when any email comes, ...
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Gmail account is temporarily unavailable. "Numeric Code: 2"
I've spent some time sorting and deleting emails from my Gmail account.
Suddenly, I get an error that the gmail account is "temporarily unavailable" with "Numeric Code: 2".
We're ...
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Do Google Chat attachments take up your Gmail storage space?
I remember with Hangouts, there wasn't any limit on the photos you could send, and I didn't think they took up any Drive storage space. Do Google Chat attachments take up space in your Drive?
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Emails sent to my personal domain get diverted to my Gmail address
I recently opened a Gmail account for a specific purpose, I generally use my personal domain email i.e., me@mydomain.com.
Now when people send emails to my personal domain from a Gmail account, they ...
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Google doc - gmail signature creation issue
I have a small issue which i cannot seem to solve.
Through google doc i want to make a signature with 2 colomns.
Which is no issue.
However to the left of my image is a space leading space i guess.
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Google script to getValue AND keep formatting (not just text)
I'm writing a gmailApp script that looks at a spreadsheet and will send some emails out based on a sheet of names and emails. I'm trying to make it as user-friendly as possible. I'm aware I can use ...
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Select all mail of a label in Gmail [duplicate]
In Gmail, I can use *a to select all emails on the current page. However, if I want to select all emails on all pages of a label, I have to click the text in the red box.
I wonder if there's any ...
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Why is my gmail email alias suddenly gone?
I have been using an alias on my gmail business account for years. Today I tried to send an email from it and got back an error message:
You no longer have access to *****. To send this email, choose ...
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Gmail doesn't thread replies from a contact
My Gmail's conversation view generally threads correctly, but replies from one of my contacts (Faith in this screenshot) create new threads. I thought part of it might be the Re: that gets added to ...
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In Gmail, is Automatic Forwarding completely safe, or does it allow other things like allowing the target account to reply using the original address?
In Gmail, is Automatic Forwarding completely safe, or, does it allow the target account to which the emails are forwarded, to send a reply somehow using the original recipient account's email address, ...
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How to create filter for multiple email addresses in gmail?
We have option to filter an email from a sender and move it to a folder.
But how to use the same filter from different email IDs.
Like, I can filer emails from naukri,monster,hirist,etc and apply all ...
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How do I delete my old deactivated google account?
this is about years ago so I don't remember all the details
I had an account: mohsentux@gmail.com but something happened and I make another account mohsentux2@gmail.com which I'm using right now.
I ...
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Reply to email from forwarded email account using original email address with Gmail as forwarding target
This is pretty much the same as Reply to email from forwarded email account using original email address except, apparently, that I'm using Gmail as the forwarding target. I've done the settings ...
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Chrome incognito and 2-step verification in Gmail
Every time I login to Gmail in incognito mode in Chrome on W10 I have to verify 2-step with a code sent to my phone. I don't want to save the login or account details of this G-mail account on my ...
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How to use the Delete button as a shortcut in Gmail?
I already have both regular and custom keyboard shortcuts enabled on my Gmail, but I'm unable to set a shortcut with the "Delete" button. I noticed the default configuration has a shortcut ...
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Receiving e-mails sent to a similar e-mail account [duplicate]
I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask the question, but here it is...
My sister, named say... "Foo Bar" live in Portugal and has a gmail account under the address:
FooBar@...
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How to filter emails by subject containing a word?
I want to filter all emails with subjects containing a word.
So far I tried subject:(has: abc) but it doesn't work.
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Counting repetition with associated quantity
I would like to count the number of times my products are sold.
I tried COUNTIF, but it does not take into account the quantity associated obviously.
In the columns E G I I have the number of products ...
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Why some people share their emails as name at gmail dot com [closed]
I saw some people that share their mail like name at gmail dot com instead of name@gmail.com
Why does they do it?
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Gmail Label Conversation that were initiated by me
I need to apply label on only those conversations that were started by me.
In the image attached, those conversations having the words (representing senders' nicknames) "me, Mail 2" means ...
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How to filter messages that are sent/cc'ed to a specific email address?
Does anyone know how to filter spam messages that are cc'ed or otherwise sent to another (specific) email address besides mine?
I hesitate to post this question on StackOverflow because spammers have ...
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How many mails would cause this error to show in Gmail "There are too many messages on the other server. Please delete some mail from..."
I'm downloading my email to a private Gmail account, from another POP3 server (SmarterMail Server 4.3). In Gmail I'm getting the error:
Error: Too many messages to download.
Server returned error &...
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I have been locked out of a Google account because I changed phone numbers [duplicate]
I have an old Google account I would like to get into. I know to a certainty the following:
username
password
phone number I registered the account with
I changed phone numbers so I can't receive ...
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Are dotted and non-dotted Gmail addresses always different?
I am receiving very often emails with a dot in the address, such as jon.doe@gmail.com, despite my actual username is without dot (jondoe).
According to Google, dots are irrelevant in Gmail addresses, ...
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log gmail activity?
Possible (without writing complex scripts) to log gmail activity, primarily incoming email metadata (headers), send it to a Google Sheet or a bucket somewhere?
Reason I ask: want to run analytics on ...
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That username is taken
When trying to log into my gmail account on my PC, I get the error message "That username is taken."
But I know as a fact, that the user name is the name I registered.
As a matter of fact on ...
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How to send Gmail attached 7z compressed files containing executables?
I used to be able to encrypt JS files and filenames and send over Gmail. But I just found I cannot do it anymore and it is saying there are executables found in the compressed file. How could Gmail ...
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Download Every Attachment from Gmail
So I've been working at a place for a while now and am quitting next week. I basically need to download every attachment from every email that has been sent or received. Is there any way to do so?
