Google Gmail and Calendar Tips for Employees

Pacific students and employees have access to Gmail (aka Boxer Mail) and other Google suite tools (aka Boxer Apps) with their Pacific University accounts.  What follows are some tips that UIS has published to help people make use of these tools.

• Changing between Reply and Reply All as default.
• Checking messages in your Spam folder.
• Utilizing email templates for frequently sent email text.
• Publishing calendar appointment slots that people can sign up for.
• Using "not" and other operators to refine email search results.
• Popping out your email compose window.
• Adding additional text to your email address to track email sources.
• Find a time everyone can meet in Google Calendar.
• Request to see when your emails were read.
• Send mail with the From address showing as any address you control.
• Alternate methods for employees who send bulk emails (e.g. mail merges) that would otherwise exceed Gmail daily send limits.
• Finding messages that were sent by or to individuals.
• Make mail links on webpages open in Boxer Mail.
• Unsending messages shortly after they've been sent.

See Also

Boxer Mail and Boxer Apps

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