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HACKS that will blow your mind! Free Gmail storage, Undo email, schedule and more

Getting annoyed with frequent promotional emails? Check these amazing Gmail tricks to make space in your inbox for what really matters.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Nov 24 2022, 11:22 IST
How to use Gmail without internet! Follow these steps to send email offline
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1/5 With the internet becoming a necessity, it is now difficult to imagine even a single day without it. Almost all your work- from official to personal requires an internet connection. Even the apps you have on your phone require an internet connection to run including email. However, what if you are facing an internet issue and you have to send an important mail? Now, Gmail can be used to send email offline. Yes, you will not require any internet connection for the same. (Unsplash)
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2/5 You will be able to read, respond to, and search your Gmail messages even when you are not connected to the Internet by visiting mail.google.com. It can be noted that in order to make it easier to use Gmail to send email offline, it is recommended to bookmark mail.google.com in Chrome. Also if you are using Gmail with your work or school account, you can ask your admin to help change your settings. Wondering how to get Gmail offline? Check it below. (Unsplash)
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3/5 On your computer, make sure you have downloaded Chrome. You can only use Gmail offline in a Chrome browser window, not using Incognito mode. Then go to Gmail offline settings or click on the link- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/offline. (Unsplash)
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4/5 Check "Enable offline mail." Choose your settings, such as how many days of messages you want to sync and finally click Save changes. (Unsplash)
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5/5 You can also bookmark Gmail to use offline. You can bookmark your inbox to make accessing your email offline easier. In Chrome, open your Gmail inbox and to the right of the address bar, click Star. (Unsplash)
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On your computer, make sure you have downloaded Chrome. You can only use Gmail offline in a Chrome browser window, not using Incognito mode. Then go to Gmail offline settings or click on the link- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/offline. (Unsplash)

Is your Gmail inbox overloaded with frequent promotional emails? It is time to clear your inbox and free Gmail storage in your account. However, it is important to keep your important information intact while getting rid of the annoying spam emails. Do you know, there is a secret trick to free your storage memory and delete these promotional emails in just a few steps? Not just that, but there are a bunch of other shortcuts that can make your Gmail experience more fluent and easier for day-to-day usage – from sending confidential emails to editing your mistakes – here are some amazing Gmail hacks for you.

Get rid of Promotional Emails

First, log in with your Gmail account on a desktop or laptop and then, in the search bar, simply type “unsubscribe” and hit enter. Now, tick the box above to select all emails with this Unsubscribe tag and then, all you need to do is just tap on the delete button and all these promotional emails will be deleted. In case you want to keep some of these emails that you find useful, you can deselect those specific emails before hitting the delete button. You can even avoid promotional emails in the future too. You will find an ‘Unsubscribe' button at the end of these promotional emails.

Edit your mistakes with this trick

There can be times when you might have sent an email in a hurry! But do you know there is a chance to make amendments to your email even after sending it? This is possible via Gmail's Undo feature which allows you to unsend an email for a set duration. All you need to do is go to Settings and then select cancellation time for sent emails under the Undo section.

Send a confidential email

Yes, there is a confidential mode feature too! What does it do? It makes your email confidential while disabling the features such as copying, printing, forwarding, and downloading by the recipient. To enable it, you will need to tap on the 'Lock' symbol while sending a new email.

Send an email in future!

It simply means you can actually schedule an email to send it later. After writing an email, you will need to click on the up arrow next to the send button which shows you the 'schedule send' option. After that, you can set a specific date and time to schedule the email.

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First Published Date: 17 Nov, 16:58 IST
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