Tag Archives: email tricks

The Plus Side of Having a Gmail or Outlook account. Period.

The Plus Side of Having a Gmail or Outlook account. Period. Most of us know we can use periods to create multiple Gmail addressing scenarios. For instance, you.are.not.eb@gmail.com is the same as youarenoteb@gmail.com. And my.grammar.is.not.as.bad.as.you.think@gmail.com is the same as mygrammarisnot.as.bad.as.you.think@gmail.com and also, the same as mygrammarisnotasbadasyouthink@gmail.com Or, if you dare, I.dodge.darcys.email@gmail.com is the same as idodgedarcysemail@gmail.com. One important rule… Read More »

Fun things you can do with email hyperlinks

Did you know that email links are specialized hyperlinks? Instead of starting with http:// they start with mailto: . We don’t know how useful you’ll find this tip but if nothing else you can amaze your friends. Click here to mail Mr. Elephant Go ahead, click that link, it won’t bite – just don’t press send because there… Read More »

Tips for forwarding email

The following tip was sent in by Anne who is one of our subscribers. We thought it was an excellent article about one of the most misused of all email functions – forwarding email. Thanks Anne. Very well done! Do you really know how to forward e-mails? Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Do… Read More »

Tips for Outlook Express and Windows Mail

#1. Another way to add attachments to your email messages Did you know that Outlook Express and Windows Mail let you easily attach a file from your desktop (or any other folder) simply by dragging the file into the message area of your e-mail? It’s the quickest way to add an attachment to your email message. When you… Read More »

More things you might not know about Gmail

1. Did you know that attachments sent in formats that Google Documents can read can be opened directly in your browser when you’re using a Gmail address? They can. And the list includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and RTF files. No additional software needed, Gmail can open them automatically. 2. When you receive or send attached image files… Read More »