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Gmail will not send my text [closed]

"To" field was not recognized. Please make sure that all addresses are properly formed. because I am emailing a phone number but I need to
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In Gmail, how can I include the header with the recipients of the previous e-mail when replying to it?

Here is my situation: Person A sends an e-mail to person B and person C. Person B replies to the e-mail, and includes me (e.g. in CC) in the reply. As far as I can tell, Gmail doesn't include the ...
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Gmail filters for "-in" not working as expected

I'm trying to filter my Gmail inbox for all messages that are not a part of a starred conversation. If I search just for -in:starred and start combing through the first few pages of results, ...
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How can I logout all users from Google Workspace? [closed]

Due to a new password policy, we require to log out all users at midnight so they log in back and set a new password. How can I log them out in Google Workspace? This the only thing I found but it ...
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Will mobile-friendly URLs still work in desktop browsers when Gmail retires their Basic HTML view in 2024?

I use the following "Mobile Gmail" links in Chrome browser on my laptop: mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/ m.gmail.com mail.google.com/mail/mu/mp/ Google has announced that users can only use ...
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Gmail option menu is blocked underneath context menu of your specific browser when right clicking on email [closed]

I was conducting a search result for certain emails in my Gmail account I found them and began selecting each one I wanted to move to a certain area in my gmail However there was no option to move ...
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How can I hide my Gmail profile picture from contacts?

For the last few weeks, I have started seeing people's Gmail profile pictures in my contacts list or when I call them. I don't want any callers (whether in my contacts or not) to see my profile photo....
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Gmail filter not finding message containing partial string [duplicate]

I'm trying to filter emails from PayPal so that certain Notification of payment received messages get forwarded when the transaction's description field (in the message body) contains a specific ...
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Does the size of an email count multiplied in an email thread when it is included as history in replies? [closed]

I try to reduce the size of my Gmail inbox. I wonder whether this could be achieved by getting rid of the history emails in an email thread. I mean, when I reply to an email, all the previous emails ...
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Why does do similar queries return different email results in Gmail search? [duplicate]

Why does searching in Gmail for "from:([email protected] AND eats) OR [email protected] OR ([email protected] AND eats)" return results that match "from:([email protected] AND -eats)" ...
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It is possible to search for all email marketing / newsletter emails received by an account? [duplicate]

I've got a Gmail account I've been using for 10+ years. It is almost full and I want to delete out some of the historic marketing / newsletter emails the account has received to save space. Is it ...
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How do I set all Gmail web views to dark? (List view is good but mail content and settings are not) [closed]

Here are the screenshots: I found that there are quite few options I can select in gmail web version. What I expect: I hope to let the view to follow OS's appearance. Light in day time and dark in ...
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Change Google Organization Inbox Name [closed]

I'm looking to change the "nickname" of the inbox for my Google organization. I already tried changing the organization's name in the admin page but it still has not changed. I want to ...
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Gmail search by filetype is failing

I am trying to filter gmail searches using filename[filetype] syntax, specifically for .zip and .jar files. When I try filetype:zip, for example, I am able to see exactly 6 results, which all include ....
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can't connect google workspace to Bard to give Bard access to Gmail

I am interested in having Bard summarise some emails.. I go here https://bard.google.com/chat I click "help", it sends me here https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10079371?hl=en&sjid=...
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Gmail message sent issue [closed]

I sent someone a picture of my mothers social security card by accident they have not seen it through gmail into their personal work email.. and I don’t want her to see it if I report her as spam will ...
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Gmail & Filters

I have set up filters in Gmail to attach a label to specific emails and have checked the box marked "skip inbox/put in the archive". However, some emails get marked with the correct label ...
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Transferring emails from an old Gmail account to a new one [duplicate]

I use a domain email address as [email protected] (GMail based). I have also purchased a new domain and want my new email address to be [email protected] ( also GMail based) without losing any email from the abc....
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Is there a setting in Gmail to keep the "recipient block" when replying to an email?

In the Gmail web app, when I Reply or Reply-All, Gmail removes what I will call the "recipients block" from the quoted text that shows the following information for the email that I am ...
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Gmail filters don't work if it is set up to both label and then delete incoming mails

I have a bunch of filters that are designed to: Label the mail into a particular label Mark the email as read Delete the email The reason why I need to label some mails is that while I don't want ...
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Received message addressed to a similar email address, which is not mine [duplicate]

I sometimes receive emails that are not sent to my Gmail address but to very similar Gmail address. The only difference is dot between name and surname. I'm not talking about spam, they are real mails ...
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Need to sort/search by language in GMail [closed]

Because someone w/ the same name has used wrong email address, I constantly get spam emails in non-English languages. If I could sort/search them, I could bulk-delete/bulk-spam them to clear out my ...
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How do I remove Gmail CATAGORIES and just see all my emails in date order [duplicate]

How do I disable "Catagories" in Gmail and just see all the emails in Inbox and other "boxes" in date order?
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How to create a gmail filter that can filter all emails that reference me [duplicate]

so I have created a filter that captures all emails that are addressed to me. But lot of people put me in CC whereas it should be actually be addressed to me. (eg when they are looping me in or FYI me ...
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Filtering incoming messages based on a domain while excluding an address from that same domain

In Gmail, if there are multiple accounts from the same domain name (e.g. [email protected], [email protected], etc.), you can create a filter that includes all of them using from:(school.edu) I am ...
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A link in a space task only works on the first click

When viewing tasks in the Tasks tab of a Google Chat Space, if a task contains a hyperlink, the hyperlink only opens on the first click. If you click again, nothing happens. Viewing another channel ...
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Archive a message in Gmail without displaying the next/previous email message?

In the Gmail web-app, is there a way to use a keyboard shortcut to archive a message but not display the next/previous email message?
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What is the deal with the select all button flaking out on me? [duplicate]

I need to clean up my gmail messages but I can't find out how to select all emails from search criteria to delete- I can only select all from the first page. I clicked on one of my labels and there ...
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How can I get past Gmail's "Printing not yet available" short of waiting indefinitely? [closed]

I sometimes receive an PDF attachment where Print is blocked by: If I wait an indefinite period of time, this resolves, in that Print becomes available. When I can't afford to wait, how can get past ...
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In Gmail, how does one disable emails from automatically filtering into the 'Updates', 'Promotions', etc. Categories? [duplicate]

I saw this answer years back, and to be honest, I already had them (ie. all Promotions, Social, Updates, & Forums) unchecked so that only 'Primary' is checked (located via the Gear icon->See ...
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How to recover Google account if you lose your phone number? [duplicate]

I tried to log in to my Google account but after typing in the correct email and password, Google demands me to enter SMS code sent to my phone number attached to the account. However, I already lost ...
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Can I set up a filter for emails sent via a specific server in gmail?

I use gmail, and its a fairly old account so its probably floating around the internet from more innocent days. I've noticed a good chunk of spam I have that's local to me is sent via the same service....
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Filter out non-personal emails with Gmail filter

I would like to create an email filter in Gmail which moves all incoming messages which are not addressed to me (these are typically messages from mailing lists) to a folder named Lists. The filter ...
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Intercept all the Spam messages in Gmail before they're delivered to Spam folder

I want to filter out some specific (many conditions) messages that are (ultimately) stored in Spam folder in Gmail. However, according to this article I cannot use in:spam, is:spam or label:spam ...
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Where is the reply button in Google gmail (Chromebook)

You'd think that in an email application the "reply" button would not only be visible but would stand out. I cannot find it in Google gmail on my Chromebook.
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How can I send a pre-composed email to a Gmail user, for them to edit and send?

I want to: Compose an email A Send it as an attachment in another message B to Gmail user X User X having received email A wants to: Open email A Edit it Send it (From: user X) How can this be ...
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How to show in Gmail the original of an attached EML?

In Gmail, I have received an email with an EML attachment. How can I show the original of that EML, in Gmail? If I click the EML, I get a view of it in a new window, but this lacks the regular Gmail &...
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How do I recover a Gmail account? [duplicate]

I haven't used Gmail in a long time, but want to save it from deletion on June 1. I forgot my password for a bit, and tried to recover it thru Q&A, but, on starting with "Try Another Way,&...
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Create Google Calendar event from Gmail message without adding recipients to Guests list?

Is it possible to change the default behavior of the Gmail "Creat event" button? Currently, if I click the "Creat event" menu button, a new tab opens to the Google Calendar "...
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Gmail - Adding a comment or tags to archived emails

Can you add some tags and a description to a Gmail email when you archive it, to make it easier to find later? In Gmail, when archiving an important email, it's not always straightforward to see ...
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Turned off 2 factor auth in Google but still had to verify on phone

I turned off 2 factor auth in my Google account, but today I had to verify on my phone when logging in. After logging in, I double checked and, indeed, 2 factor auth was turned off. Why would this ...
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Quickly create a pre-determined filter in gmail

I receive a large number of cold inbound marketing emails. Relatively few offer an unsubscribe link and so I'd like to be able to quickly create a rule to archive/add a tag to all emails from that ...
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How to prevent email addresses from being suggested to "Add" when composing group emails in Gmail

When composing an email to certain addresses in Gmail, it suggests more addresses to add. How can I prevent a specific email address from being suggested? I can remove the offending email address ...
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Gmail Web Login Dark Mode [duplicate]

I'm looking for Gmail web login dark mode. Currently when you go to login to Gmail it is a white background. This is before you login so applying a dark theme cannot help me here. (FYI: I am using ...
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How can I search Gmail for emails where I was the first sender?

Email chains which are started by me are my responsibility to wrap up. I'd like to see those emails. How can I filter Gmail to show me only the email chains which I started?
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How do I adjust the settings of Gmail to enable the "Quick-mark as important" feature? [duplicate]

My personal Gmail account has an option (next to the star — which stars emails), to quickly mark an email as important. However, my second Gmail account does not have this facility, and I really need ...
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How to search/filter with keyword that match all given characters? [duplicate]

I want to create a filter to add a label to all emails that mention me in other apps like Jira, Bitbucket, etc. Based on Official Gmail Documentation, it says to search for an exact word or phrase ...
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Multi-message anti-SPAM filter in Gmail

tl;dr: Is it possible to filter ("catch") message in Gmail, if the only repeatable pattern (the only common thing) is that such message always comes in three copies (sent to three different ...
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Get Gmail 2FA text verification code instead of starting YouTube app on phone?

This question is not about using the YouTube phone app or about the app at all. It is about general login to one's Gmail account via a desktop browser, and avoiding Google's use of the YouTube app on ...
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How do you block emails from unknown domains?

I am constantly getting emails from @xyz.dfg.cloud, @fou.vm.blah, and so on. I was thinking of whitelisting domains like hotmail, outlook, gmail and block everything else. I would like to apply a ...
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