3 Gmail Lab Hacks To Save Time And Embarrassment
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Did you know Gmail has Labs to make your life easier? You can enter canned response emails, view your Google Calendar, and even have a small window of opportunity to click undo send in case you send an embarrassing email that you want to take back, just to name a few.
Before we talk about three of my favorites, you’ll need to know how to find them!
Click the settings wheel in the upper right-hand corner of Gmail and select Settings from the drop down menu. Next, click on the “Labs” tab and you’ll see a list of any Labs you already enabled then all the other available Labs will be listed in alphabetical order. To enable an Lab just click the Enable button then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes.
Now that you know how to find and enable Gmail Labs, let’s check out three of my favorite.
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Canned Response
If you find yourself doing a lot of repetitive typing or copy and pasting, the Canned Responses lab will save you serious time.
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Undo Send
There’s nothing worse in the world of email than the accidental email send. Whether it’s a wisecrack delivered to an unintended recipient, an incomplete message, or simply incorrectly addressing the recipient, it’s all bad. Fortunately, Google Labs has a remedy dubbed “Undo Send.” Undo Send gives you up to 30 seconds after you’ve pressed send to call your email back—no harm, no foul.Once it’s enabled, a little notification bubble with a link to “Undo” appears at the top of the Gmail window after you send a message. Again: Easy!
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Google Calendar Gadget
This Lab shows your Google Calendar on
the left menu of your Gmail.
It’s great for “at a glance” reminders
of upcoming events while you’re checking email.
Labs is a part of Gmail where Google adds experimental features you can try out. The drawback to Labs is that they can also break or be discontinued without warning. The plus is that some Gmail Labs experiments can really help you with your email management. If you have a favorite Lab, please share it in the comments below.
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