Monday, August 18, 2008

10 Reasons To Switch To Gmail

1. Gmail spam filters block 99% of the spam that usually makes it to your inbox.

2. With Gmail you get to keep your old email account, and all incoming emails will be forwarded to your new Gmail account. Also, emails that you send from your new account will have your old email account in the from area.

3. You can create Word docs, PDF’s and spread sheets with Gmail via the use of GoogleDocs.

4. Gmail allows you to schedule events with the Google Calendar that will notify you by email to remind you of an appointment or meeting. It can also send a reminder to the person or persons that you will be meeting with.

5. Gmail has something called ‘Stars’ and which allows you to tag emails you find important. You can actually do a search for ‘Starred‘ emails and they all pop up, and as quick as a normal google search!

6. Your emails are tabbed into a thread, which means you no longer have to look for old emails… it is more like a conversation window.

7. You can archive old emails or whole conversations so that you can keep your Inbox clear.

8. You can set up filters and labels to keep your Inbox organised and clutter free.

9. It has a fast, easy search function which means you will never lose an email again. The search is as fast a normal google search which is ace.

10. All your emails are online which means that you access your emails from anywhere, not just one computer.

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