Recalling emails with Gmail
Recalling emails with Gmail: basics and instructions
  • Technical matters

In a hectic office environment, it’s not uncommon for emails to be sent to the wrong person at times. And who hasn’t forgotten to attach a document they mentioned in the body of an email before? This is especially irritating when the email contains sensitive information. With Gmail, wrongfully sent emails can be quickly recalled. Find out how it works and the prerequisites needed to recall your...

Recalling emails with Gmail: basics and instructions
Import contacts into Gmail
Google: Import contacts into Gmail, Google Workspace and Co.
  • Technical matters

If you are using a Google account privately or for work, you can easily manage all of your contact data such as email addresses and telephone numbers in a single place. Not only can you save individual contacts manually, but there is also a useful function allowing you to import them from a contact data file. We will show you how to import your contacts into Google services such as Gmail or Google...

Google: Import contacts into Gmail, Google Workspace and Co.
Export Gmail contacts
Export Google Contacts: How it works
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With the free “Contacts” application, Google provides a first-rate address book for storing all your important contact information. Anyone who, for backup purposes, would like to store their contact data in another location or have it transferred to a mail program other than Gmail, can export their personal Google contacts at any time. We’ll show you how it’s done.

Export Google Contacts: How it works
Gmail’s email forwarding function
How to forward emails in Gmail: a simple guide
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Juggling multiple email accounts is time-consuming and impractical. However, Gmail allows users to automatically forward messages to their main account. This article explains how to configure the Gmail forwarding function and how this practical feature allows you to view emails from your main email account and your Gmail account in one place.

How to forward emails in Gmail: a simple guide
Outlook in Offline Mode
Outlook in Offline Mode
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You probably already knew that you can also work with your Outlook desktop application without an internet connection. But you still may not be familiar with the Outlook offline mode. Read our step-by-step guide – with pictures – and learn more, including how to start and stop offline mode.

Outlook in Offline Mode
Set up Gmail read receipts
How to set up, active, and use Gmail read receipts
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For professional users, Google Workspace allows the activation of Gmail read receipts. If a Gmail read receipt has been requested, the sender of a message will be informed as to when the recipient opens it. Requesting a Gmail read receipt offers assurance that important information has actually reached a recipient. In this article, we’ll show you how to set up a read receipt in Gmail.

How to set up, active, and use Gmail read receipts
Delete Gmail Account
How can I delete my Gmail account?
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The email program Gmail is one of many features that a Google account provides. However, if you don’t need the Google email feature, you can simply delete your Gmail account. As a result, you don’t need to forgo other services like Google Drive or the Google Play Store. These services as well as your data will be kept in your Google account.

How can I delete my Gmail account?
Thunderbird out of office
Setting up out-of-office in Thunderbird – here’s how
  • Technical matters

Configuring an out-of-office message in Mozilla’s Thunderbird informs others that you will not receive or read emails for a certain period of time. It may not always be best to use Thunderbird, but instead send an out-of-office mail using your email provider – we’ll show you how both work.

Setting up out-of-office in Thunderbird – here’s how
Create an E-mail Signature
Creating an e-mail signature – a step-by-step guide
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Why bother creating an elaborate greeting at the end of an e-mail when you could simply let your e-mail program do the work for you? E-mail signatures have been a practical way to save time and provide the recipient with important information such as telephone number or homepage for a long time, and not just in office life. Links and images can even be seamlessly added in many cases. But how are...

Creating an e-mail signature – a step-by-step guide
IMAP or POP3: which e-mail protocol to choose?
IMAP or POP3 – comparing e-mail protocols
  • Technical matters

When you set up your e-mail account you will sooner or later be faced with the decision of choosing between IMAP or POP3. Both transfer protocols help you receive your e-mails. But what are the differences between IMAP and POP3? And when is it best to use which protocol?

IMAP or POP3 – comparing e-mail protocols