Get to Know Gmail Features
Be sure and take a few minutes and get to know Google's web interface and features. Even if you are using a web client to access your Google Mail - you will need to understand the key concepts below in how Google organizes and manages your mail.
Overview
Key Gmail Concepts
- Labels and Stars vs. Folders (video)
- Conversations vs. Threads (video)
- Creating filters (video)
Useful features
- Getting your Apple Contacts into Gmail
- Setting vacation settings
- Keyboard shortcuts for working in the Gmail interface
- Forwarding your @ucsc.edu email to another account