Questions tagged [gmail]
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Gmail: Change automated functions
I don't know how to stop Gmail from dropping seen/read emails to the bottom of the screen. I don't want those emails to move from where they are in the "received" list. Rather, I just want ...
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Is there a way to show the "To" address in the Gmail inbox?
I have an email wildcard *.example.com set up for my private domain so that all messages, regardless of the prefix will be forwarded to my Gmail account.
I use this so I can give different email ...
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Using Gmail-Mobile-Version on a desktop / laptop, there is no link on the email-compose page for attaching files? [closed]
Using Gmail-Mobile-Version on a desktop / laptop, there is no link on the email-compose page for attaching files ?
I'm using a modern version of Chrome=browser
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How to set up an automation: if a message in gmail contains a string, follow the unsubscribe link in the email [closed]
I'm trying to create a gmail filter or something like it to filter on a string in the email body, and if the string is found (but another specified string is not found), follow an unsubscribe link ...
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Automatically set label for all archive emails in gmail
I want to archive all my emails but not in the "all mail" folder, I want them in "Archive" label.
I created this filter:
-has:userlabels -in:sent -in:chat -in:draft -in:inbox
I want that all ...
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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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Spoof sender through Gmail SMTP in Thunderbird
Gmail allows its users to send emails as though from another email address, as long as that address has been verified. Is doing so possible through Thunderbird and the Gmail SMTP servers?
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Find the IP from which a person tried to reset Gmail password
Yesterday I received 2 SMS from my Gmail account. Somebody tried to login to my account. He/she tried to use SMS to reset my password. Can anybody tell me how to find the IP from which the attacker ...
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How can I undo Gmail's "always display images" setting for multiple senders at once?
I have the Images option in Gmail Settings > General set to "Ask before displaying external images".
Over many years I have enabled the option to "Always display images from <...
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Is it possible to create a Gmail filter that works on headers other than From, To, Subject?
I've forwarded one of my really old email addresses to Gmail. I'd like to create a filter so that any mail to that old address is always labeled properly in Gmail.
I can create a Gmail filter with ...
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Gmail app won't scroll beyond a few days of emails on Chromebook [migrated]
I'm trying to scroll back to an email from last week in the gmail app on my Chromebook and it just stops at a certain point and won't scroll back any farther. Has there been a new feature introduced ...
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Want to stop auto translating of my Gmail [closed]
I email regularly in Polish, though I have English language laptop and PC. Never had a problem writing in Polish. Today I drafted an email and Gmail insists on translating my Polish text into English. ...
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Apply Gmail filters to sublabels only
I'm migrating my email to Gmail and I'm trying to apply filters as follows.
Me.com
- Me
- Job Promos
- Education
I would like to filter out certain @ domains and stick them into either Job ...
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How can I set a Gmail filter that finds email sent "only to me"? Except Some Individual Email [closed]
I aim to set up an email filter wherein any incoming emails directed to me will be categorized under the label "personal_mail," with the exception of the two specified email addresses (no-...
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I keep on getting strange notifications on my phone from my Gmail account (Calendar). Is it a virus?
This is the second time I get this strange notification on my phone.
In the notification panel I see a "calendar event notification" (from google) with a strange title, something...hot...
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Gmail Forward email to group, with recipients replying to specific person
I forward a LOT of emails every day. Most of the time, people reply to who they need to.
Example. "Do you need money?" Email. Forward to people who need money. But I don't need them to reply to me, I ...
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How to get email address of CC
I recently received a mail which contained a CC. I want to reply to the person who wrote to me however I want to CC the person he had already CC'd but I don't know his mail. Can I somehow get the CC'd ...
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Change the monospace font used by Gmail
When I get a mail in Gmail and somebody has used plain text, it shows me in the Courier New font which is default on Windows. I changed the monospace font in Chrome's settings to Consolas but Gmail ...
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Account on Gmail that I can log into, but not receive email on?
I have an additional email address [email protected] associated with my Google Groups account that I use as sender on some groups. I can use this account to log into gmail by providing ...
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How to disable SafeLinks for NOT Outlook.com accounts?
I've noticed that since about Dec 15th 2020, links in a lot of my emails are rewritten to link to nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com, and I have no idea why or how this is happening.
Important!!! ...
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Messages imported using Gmailify that are moved to Spam remain in Inbox in Outlook.com
I get a ridiculous amount of spam to my Outlook.com email which isn't detected. I linked it to my Gmail via Gmailify hoping that Gmail's spam filter is better.
All the spam that isn't detected by ...
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Gmail account works on Outlook, but not Outlook.com, after updating google password
I use Outlook (Windows) as well as Outlook.com to access mail and calendar in my Microsoft and Google accounts.
Last night I updated the password for my Google account and was able to update the ...
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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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Did Gmail's Google Voice Integration Recently Cause a Regression in Firefox? [closed]
Up until this week, I was able to share my microphone in Firefox to facilitate Google Voice calls via Gmail.
I run Kubuntu 19.10 and Firefox 73. My question at AskUbuntu (addressing the client-side ...
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Display the size of each email/conversation in Gmail
My Gmail inbox shows 9 columns: a box to select the conversation, star, "important" tag, name of who sent the email, subject, archive, delete, mark as unread, and snooze.
I cannot find a way to ...
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Drafting Gmail Signature
I created a signature in Google Docs and tried to copy/paste it into my Gmail Signature, but lost a lot of the formatting.
I don't have plain text checked.
Any way to fix this?
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How can I train/teach GMail which "category" email should be filed under?
I use GMail's inbox categories to group some of the messages I receive. For the most part, it does manage to keep annoying offers out of my primary inbox, filing them away in the "Promotions&...
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Get an alias address in the sender field in Gmail
Let's say I have two Google accounts: [email protected] and [email protected].
I am connected to Gmail on my perso account. I have added pro as an alias address to send mail as, in the Gmail settings (...
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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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What exactly is a conversation in Gmail?
Apologies if this has been already answered somewhere here, but I really can't understand/find what is the actual notion of conversation in Gmail.
According to Google:
Gmail groups all replies ...
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Why does Google not consider dot in usernames of Gmail addresses?
E.g.: If your Gmail ID is [email protected], it considers this the same as [email protected].
Why is this so?
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Filter email based on Gmail plus operator, with wildcard
Due to some programming integration tests I've setup to run often, I'm receiving emails to my gmail with a plus address like so:
matt+unittest_1
matt+unittest_2
matt+unittest_3
etc.
I would like ...
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How Do I Combine Gmail Search Operators?
I was attempting to create a filter which would delete all emails alerting me that a website updated its terms or privacy policy.
This is the search filter I'm trying to use to accomplish that
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Gmail Label Search for Parent Label (including all its children)
GMail has some great features, one of which is label tagging to organize your inbox. However, I have a situation where I stuff all "waste of time" emails that sometimes I peruse into the ...
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Automate auto-reply based on specific Google Calendar Events
I'm currently trying to automate an auto-reply with Google Apps Script for whenever I am out of office based on my Google calendar events named 'OOF'. Even if everytime I'm getting closer, there's ...
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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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Recall/delete email from G Suite Business account
An email was sent with sensitive information to a group email address that includes all users in a company account. Is it possible to recall this email?
It was sent to an [email protected], which is a ...
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Searching within Gmail's nested labels
Consider this setup in my Gmail inbox where I have 3 lists:
mailing-lists/first-list
mailing-lists/second-list
mailing-lists/third-list
If I want to search for all unread messages in any sub-label ...
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Gmail Showing "Updates" in "Primary" Tab
I'm using the Gmail categories setup with Primary/Promotions/Social/Updates all enabled. I previously was only using Primary, Promotions, and Social, but since I enabled "Updates" a couple ...
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In Gmail, sending email through Fastmail's SMTP modifies From: header
In Gmail's settings, under "Accounts and Import", I added a new email address under the setting "Send mail as". This email address using my own domain, [email protected] let's say. I've configured ...
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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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Can I set Gmail "out of office" replies for every week recurring?
I only work Monday through Wednesday. I would like to set it up so when clients email me on these days every week, they get a friendly reminder. How can I do this? It seem I would have to do it ...
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How to search in Gmail from a link of an email address in Google Sheet?
I'm creating a spreadsheet for customers and I'd like to be able to view email conversations I've had with them a little more efficiently. Right now I find the email address in the spreadsheet and ...
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How to automatically forward Gmail messages when a label is applied?
I have found this question that is answered:
How can I automatically forward Gmail emails when a label is applied?
However I'm using that exact script and have replaced the label and recipient with ...
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Is there any way to access a Gmail delegated account in mobile (Android, iOS, etc.)?
Delegate and collaborate on email lets delegates read, send, and delete a shared account's email messages. It helpfully avoids exposing someone's general Google password to various people and risk ...
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How can I disable deselecting emails in gmail?
I'm using the Preview Pane feature in Gmail. When I click an email once, it's opened as expected, however, if I click it again, it gets deselected, showing No conversations selected on the right side ...
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Add more Google Apps to gmail side panel
I mean to add more Google Apps to show when I click on the Waffle icon in the right side panel of Gmail.
In particular, I want to add Groups.
I know I can do two other things:
The "+" ...
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Forward Gmail via Filter to 3rd Party Email Address
I'd like to be able to forward specific emails (identified via a Filter) to my TripIt account for points tracking. It seems as if the only way to auto-forward in Gmail is if you own the email address ...
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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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Gmail 'send mail as' setup always fails using an alias from a "separate" Gmail account
I have a Google Workspace account with a single email address: [email protected]. I enabled POP access in the Workspace account, and also configured an "alternate email" (alias): alternate@...
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