Donate Invites

If you would like to donate an invite, send it to candidate@gmail.com and use the name Gmail Resource. All donated invites will be added to the Gmail randomise.

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On each page load, a number will be displayed. If the number 4444 pops up, you will be presented with a Free Gmail Invite! The number is completely random. Your odds of winning are currently 1 out of 8000. The odds are high, but you could do it. Please click the number instead of refreshing for quicker loading. Just remember not to click too fast, you might miss the invite.


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GUIDE TO GOOGLE STORAGE

              Google provides 15GB of free storage for personal accounts that can be used to store messages for future reference. The free storage space extends to 30GB in cases where the account is opened through school or work. This storage pace is shared across Google drive and Google+ photos which are services provided upon opening a Gmail account. The storage space stores the messages, attachments in the email including all items in the spam and trash folders. Files in the drive such as videos, images and documents that are not created using the Google docs, sheets and slides. The storage space also includes the photos that are uploaded on Google+. Shared files and Google sheets, slides and drawings are not stored in your storage space.

Determining the amount of storage space in use

While logged in to your account, access the inbox. Check at the bottom left corner of the page the space used is displayed in the form of percentage and also the number of GBs in use out of the total space available. You can also determine the storage space from the drive, access the Google drive and on the left column the storage space is displayed below the Bin. Hovering over the link shows a breakdown of the space used for files in drive, email and photos.

Managing your storage space

Google offers the option of buying more storage space to add onto the free storage space available in cases where you have used up your free space. To buy more storage space from your Gmail account click on settings and on the bottom left corner where it displays the amount of storage space in use click on manage, this will open a window showing the space available and additional icons showing the amount of space one can purchase together with the price for each.


Another option to create space in your Gmail account is to delete old items that you don’t require anymore such as mails and Google+ photos. To delete items such as emails first you have to identify the criteria you will use for selecting the mails that can be termed as useless. These could be mails from a specific person or emails that were received within a period of time or even mails with about a certain subject. The search text box above the inbox can be used to search for mails by typing the keyword that you want to base your search on whether name of a sender, year the mails were sent or even mails related to a certain subject.

EMAIL DELEGATION

What is Email Delegation?

Email Delegation is the process by which an email user grants another party permission to receive and respond to email messages on their behalf. This is a very important feature in the office set up whereby a manager can grant e-mail rights to an assistant or administrator in the organisation so that they can respond on their behalf in case they are not available or when the matter doesn’t require the manager’s attention. Delegation can also be used in the family setup where one can chose to delegate emails to their spouse.

Delegation in Gmail

Gmail permits users to delegate mails access up to ten users for private emails. These delegates can haven't any rights to vary the account settings or chat on behalf of the mail owner however they'll be ready to browse send, and delete messages on their behalf and even access the contacts of the e-mail owner.

How to delegate your email

Click on the gear at the highest right corner of the Gmail window
Click on settings and choose the Accounts and Import tab.
Locate grant access to your account and click on on Add another Account
Enter a Google mail address of the person you wish to access your account
At this stage you'll be prompted to send email to grant access
The delegate then receives a notification that they need been granted access to you mail
The delegate can got to ensure the request once that it's going to take concerning half-hour for the method to be verified. you'll be able to check the standing on the Accounts and Import tab in Settings

Note: Any messages that ar sent on your behalf can have your name listed additionally to the delegate’s name. To use delegation each accounts should be enabled and verified.

How to access the delegated email account

To access a delegate account, click on the profile picture or email address at the top right corner of the window and click on the delegated email address which will be displayed there.

How to remove a delegated account

Click on the gear at the top right corner of the email window
Select on settings and click on the Accounts and Import tab.
Navigate to Grant access to your account

Click on delete on the account you wish to delete

GUIDE TO GMAIL WEB USER INTERFACE

In this guide various email functions that are provided by the Gmail web interface from the basic function t the more complex functions and even basic keyboard shortcuts for performing various tasks.

The inbox

This is one of the most important features of a mail service program. This shows all the received messages and their replies a feature which enables people to view emails as a conversation for easier follow up.

Compose mail button

This is used to launch the textbox within which the user types the message to send to recipient. On clicking a window is displayed with the contact textbox, Subject textbox and the message textbox. On the contact textbox the user enters the email of the recipient then the subject on the subject textbox then types the message to be sent on the message text box.

Drafts

This feature enables the user to continue writing an email they had composed earlier but was not sent for some reason. Although Gmail automatically saves a copy of the email when composing it after a small time interval the user can decide to save the email by pressing the save now button below the compose textbox. The email automatically disappears on the drafts folder when it is sent.

Sent mail

This label shows the mails one has sent to other recipients. It is useful in separating the mails sent from the one you have received as opposed to the inbox which shows a stack of conversations.

More

This label usually contains options like trash and spam. It normally contains options that are not mainly used in mailing. To add an option in the more label can be achieved by dragging and dropping it the folder.

Delete button

This comes in handy when you want to remove mails that are no longer useful or when you want to free some space when it is depleted. The conventional way of deleting mails is by selecting the email by checking the box next to the email and clicking delete. This will send the mails in the trash folder. To delete these permanently click on the trash folder and select delete as well.

Keyboard shortcuts

Gmail enables one to use keyboard shortcuts to perform quick actions. The most common shortcuts are shown below.

Control + Enter: This is used to send mail after it is composed
Control + Shift+ C: This is used to add Cc recipients
Control + Shift + B: Used to ad Bcc recipients

Shift + ESC: This is used to dif focus to the main window

The Gmail Resource

Gmail Directories

Here is a list of some other great Gmail directories and resources.

Gmailusers.com
This is probably one of the greatest Gmail resources you will find. It contains content and links to almost everything about Gmail.
http://www.gmailusers.com

Gmailwiki.com
Here is an interesting site with resources related to Gmail.
http://www.gmailwiki.com/index.php/Links_and_Resources

The Gmail Resource

Foreword:

              Gmail is a free powerful email service. The layout is well organised, the performance is excellent, and has many functions. There are several reasons why Gmail throws many popular free email services out of the water, including: fast loading, no fake links (Hotmail users know what I'm talking about), the ability to search by email mail, 1 gigabyte of space and little advertising, the only catch is you need an invitation to join.

               Looking for Gmail Invite? Want to learn more about Gmail? Gmail Resource is the perfect place to start. This site contains a bunch of constantly updated resources available to any visitor. If your site does not have a useful resource, article or website, contact me at cyndicate [at] Gmail.com.

Gmail Articles:

Articles are the simplest and often the most informative reading material. Here is a collection of all the Gmail related articles I could find. Some have the same main theme, but from different authors. This can be very useful if you are writing an article in Gmail.

   Students Using Gmail Accounts - November 8, 2004

 You just can't beat this colossal 1 gigabyte.

http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article504347.html

Google closes a hole in Gmail inbox - October 31, 2004
Gmail quickly fixed a vulnerability that allowed hackers to hack an account.
http://www.thestandard.com/internetnews/000518.php

Google buys mapping launch with CIA support - October 28, 2004
You just can't beat this colossal 1 gigabyte.
http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article504347.html

Gmail discovered a security hole - October 27, 2004
Not exactly related to Gmail .. or is it like that?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/28/google_buys_keyhole

Gmail from Google inspires creative hacks. - September 16, 2004
Inspiration?
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996410

Did Google go wrong with Gmail beta? - August 28, 2004
I don’t think so ... but it makes me wonder if Gmail will ever become fully public. One gigabyte for millions of people can be quite expensive and require high maintenance costs.
http://www.techuser.net/gmail.html

Google Bans Gmail Sales [Account] - July 2, 2004
Don’t worry, guys, they clearly stated that they are not against selling invitations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3859501.stm

Google prohibits swaps and sales of Gmail - July 2, 2004
This week, Google changed its Gmail membership policy to bar people from profiting from selling popular email names.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5254366.html

Hotmail sends out Gmail invitations - June 16, 2004
Invitations to join Google’s free email service, which have become very welcome, have been declined by some MSN Hotmail accounts.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39157755,00.htm

Google Mail: virtue lies in the box - May 13, 2004
Two Gmail pages are fun ..
HTTP: //www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/technology/circuits/13stat.html e = 5070 ...

Gmail Accounts Upgrade By April 30, 2004
The initial offer of shares in Google is not the only part of the search engine that is ready to bid.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023_3-5203162.html

Gmail and privacy bustle: nine reasons why this is fake - April 16, 2004

I have ninety nine issues, however not one letter. By the way, I hate this song. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/4707

Gmail Privacy considerations - Gregorian calendar month fifteen, 2004 The search big might want to create changes before launching the service. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115692,00.asp 

Google Webmail No Jokes - Gregorian calendar month two, 2004 Google’s call to start out testing the free web-based email service supported by ads in the week was thus uncommon for the search big that a lot of thought it absolutely was AN Gregorian calendar month hoax. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5184090.html