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How to schedule a Gmail message for future delivery

Posted on September 6, 2022

Have you ever composed an email message and wished you could have it be delivered to the recipient’s inbox at some specific future date and time?

For example, maybe you’d like to write someone a birthday greeting ahead of time to make sure you don’t forget it.

That’s all well and good, but what if you forget to log back into your email account and send the message when that person’s birthday actually arrives?

Luckily, Gmail allows you to schedule your emails to be delivered at any specific future date and time of your choosing. [Read more…]

How to quickly block future emails from a sender in Gmail

Posted on August 30, 2022

Gmail is one of the most popular email services out there thanks to all the cool and useful features it offers.

One of the handiest Gmail features of all is the ability to quickly and easily block anyone at all from sending you emails with just a couple of mouse clicks.

Thanks to this powerful feature, you don’t have to create a complicated “Rule” to keep a person’s emails from landing in your Inbox. [Read more…]

How to save Gmail attachments to your Google Drive storage

Posted on August 27, 2022

Do you often receive photos and other files that were sent to you as attachments to Gmail messages?

If so, it might be a good idea to save a copy of the important attachments in order to prevent losing them if those emails ever get deleted or lost. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I move my old Yahoo emails into Gmail?

Posted on August 26, 2022

Question from Thalia: Hi, Rick. I hope you can help me with something.

I just read your post about how Yahoo is deleting all the emails from inactive accounts.

I want to delete my Yahoo email account because I never use it anymore, but I have thousands of important emails in my Yahoo email account that I really need to keep.

Can you tell me how to move all of those emails from Yahoo into the Gmail account I just opened?

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Q&A: How do I make Gmail automatically open the next message?

Posted on August 8, 2022

Question from Manuel: First of all, I really like your newsletter Rick. I’ve learned a lot from you.

I have a question that I haven’t seen you address before.

When I delete a message in Gmail it automatically takes me back to the Inbox. How do I make it automatically open the next message instead? [Read more…]