{"id":26760,"date":"2016-07-08T21:01:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T13:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=26760"},"modified":"2019-07-08T17:06:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T09:06:38","slug":"power-gmail-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/power-gmail-user\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be a Gmail Power User [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Internet has been trying to kill email for forever and so far, it\u2019s not doing a good job. Why else would there be so many guides and articles out there teaching you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/zero-inbox\/\">how to achieve Zero Inbox<\/a> or <strong>how to be a Gmail power user<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>This infographic adds to the pile with plenty of doable tips that can help you <strong>work faster<\/strong> (use the keyboard shortcuts), <strong>more productively<\/strong> (canned responses, auto-archives), and be <strong>more organized<\/strong> (use filters, folders and labels) on Gmail.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite of the lot has got to be the <em>Undo Send<\/em> feature which has saved me too many times than I\u2019d like to admit. It\u2019s also interesting to know that you can set the cancellation period for up to 30 seconds after you hit Send. Check out the infographic for more tips and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/gmail-advanced-search-ultimate-guide\/\">hidden Gmail secrets<\/a> a power user should know.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/power-gmail-user\/how-to-be-a-gmail-power-user.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"9010\" alt=\"power gmail user infographic\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Internet has been trying to kill email for forever and so far, it\u2019s not doing a good job. Why else would there be so many guides and articles out there teaching you how to achieve Zero Inbox or how to be a Gmail power user? 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