A Simpler Guide to Gmail: An unofficial user guide to setting up and using your free Google email account - Softcover

Clark, Ceri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190923608X ISBN 13: 9781909236080

Publisher: Lycan Books, 2014

Synopsis

Please note this is an old edition. The new updated fourth edition is now available.

Are you looking for a free email provider but you are not sure where to start? Do you use Gmail already but want tips on how to use it more effectively? Maybe you want to organize your emails better? Even if you just feel you are spending too much time on your email, then this guide for your Google mail account is for you!

A Simpler Guide to Gmail is a complete illustrated Gmail users guide to setting up and using the free email service. Packed full of tips and information, this manual contains information on:

• Why it is the best email solution for you
• Gmail setup and login
• How to send and receive emails
• Email etiquette (Netiquette)
• Email scams, email spam and phishing - how to avoid them.
• Protecting your privacy
• Helping to prevent hacking with the email security options that Google offers
• Organizing your email to organize your life
• Understanding and using the settings to organize your email inbox automatically to save you time
• Using the Google mail app
• Discovering and using Google+
• And much more...

From the basics of setting up a Gmail login and your email address book, email organization to delving into the settings, A Simpler Guide to Gmail is a comprehensive consumer guide to the 'whys', 'hows' and 'whats' of getting the most out of Google free email service.

Contents of A Simpler Guide to Gmail

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Opening Your Account
Chapter 3 Getting Started
Chapter 4 Security
Chapter 5 Sending and Receiving Emails
Chapter 6 Address Book (Google Contacts)
Chapter 7 Sorting Emails - No More Folders with Labels
Chapter 8 Filters
Chapter 9 Searching For, and In Emails
Chapter 10 Changing the Look and Feel
Chapter 11 Under the Hood - Settings
Chapter 12 Google Accounts and Your Profile
Chapter 13 Keeping Your Email Under Control
Chapter 14 Introduction to Google+
Chapter 15 Chat
Chapter 16 Tasks
Chapter 17 Netiquette
Chapter 18 Gmail on Your Android Device
Chapter 19 Advanced Features - Google Labs
Chapter 20 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Glossary

About this title

About the Author

Ceri Clark has had over a decade of experience developing print and electronic collections in private and public libraries. She has created how-to guides throughout her career helping library patrons to find the resources they need. Armed with a Masters degree in library and Information Science and a love of computers and the internet, her mission is to help people get the most out of software and services to make their lives more productive and enjoyable.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lycan Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190923608X
• ISBN 13: 9781909236080
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 318
• Editor: Clark Nick