Google Mail Helpful Hints
I am likely going to do a few "mini newsletters" this month. I found a few Google Mail hints that I thought would be of benefit to many right now. I found two "add ins" for Google Mail that you need to enable but could make your life much easier. I also did a quick overview of the "search" function because I have received a few questions from people about finding emails.
Undo Send
I think we have all been in the position where we have hit the "send" button and yelled "yikes". The Undo Send feature can be enabled to allow you the option to hit "Undo" right after you click send. It gives you a few seconds to reconsider when you accidentally send an email.
Canned Responses
Most of us send emails with the same content over and over. I'm talking about form letters that we use to let parents know about conferences, missed homework, progress, etc. These can also be used for invitations and reminders or special events that happen every year. Enabling this feature allows you to save these in a library of "canned responses" within your Google Mail to save you time from typing or copying and pasting the same content over and over.
Search
We have all started to build up a library of many different emails. It becomes easy to lose track. Some of you are aware of how the email search function works. I thought it would be helpful to give a very quick overview due to some great questions I have received about it lately. I hope this helps.
If there is anything in this newsletter or on my web site that you need help with using, please let me know. I'd love to help. We can always schedule an appointment around your planning periods.
How to schedule a time to meet?
The easiest way to contact me is through email at sean.whelan@westg.org. Please let me know what you'd like to meet about, your room number, free periods, and any other info that might be helpful to me in order to prepare for our meeting. I'd love to meet with you to see if I can help facilitate any issue you might be having.
