Even if your relationship with Gmail is love/hate, I believe you will LOVE these Gmail hacks.

“Unsend” a message!

This Gmail feature made headlines recently.  There are so many reasons this app could save your life.  Have you ever sent an email half finished?  Have you ever replied to all with a personal message to the original sender?  Have you ever let your emotions get the best of you and replied to an email that made your blood boil?  Well, this new feature gives you a certain amount of time to change your mind and “Undo Send”.  After a designated time has passed (you can choose up to 30 seconds), only then will your email be sent.  Phew!  Here’s your Step-By-Step guide:  http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-unsend-a-sent-email-from-your-gmail-account/

Fake a timestamp!

The Boomerang app is utterly amazing!  It allows you to schedule emails, set up snooze messages, and get reminders. You can schedule emails to go out at any time, so it’ll look like you’re sending something at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, even though you scheduled it on Saturday at 2:00 am. You can also choose to “boomerang” emails, meaning you can mark an email to leave your inbox and return on a certain date. Let’s say there’s a reminder for a networking event next month and as much as you want the email, it’s cluttering your inbox. Just choose to “boomerang” the message, so that it leaves your inbox for now but returns two days before the event. You can also ask Boomerang to send you a reminder if nobody replies to an email, so you’ll never forget to follow up with people again.

Gmail keyboard shortcuts, Oh My!

To enable them for Gmail, go to the gear on the top right-hand corner of your main page, go to Settings, scroll down to “Keyboard shortcuts”, make sure they’re turned on, and then save your changes. Now you can plow through your email without leaving the keyboard. Need to draft a new email? Just press “C”. Need to mark something as important? Just press “+”. Need to mark an email unread? Just hit “Shift + U”. Get ready for your boss and coworkers to be amazed at how quickly you get through the morning emails.

Immediately pull someone’s name, title, mutual connections, etc…

Have you ever stalked one of your prospects?  Yea, of course you have!  Searching for them on LinkedIn, trying to see if you have any mutual connections, wait, how do you spell their name?  Problem solved!  A new Gmail extension called, “Rapportive”, is your new best friend.  You can now pull up LinkedIn profiles right inside of Gmail, so you can see someone’s profile alongside your message.  Rapportive will give you quick information to “warm” up your email whether you are sending or receiving an email.

We hope these tips and tricks help to put your mind at ease while you’re “Gmailing”!

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