Google's Gmail application lets you do most of the same things you can with your old email application. It also has some powerful new features, and a few things work differently than what you're used to. Here are resources for learning and mastering your new email application.
Gmail Overview
Video (3:31): Tour the Gmail interface. View new messages, perform message actions, chat with contacts online, and more.
Browse an Interactive Overview
Click through this interactive Flash presentation to learn about Gmail from each part of its interface.
Requires Adobe Flash Player.
Sending, Replying, and Other Gmail Basics
Quick steps for how to compose messages, add attachments, reply and forward, and print messages.
Creating Your Signature, Labels, and Filters
Quick steps for organizing messages with labels and setting up other elements of your environment.
Create Groups and Mailing Lists
Create contact groups to organize your personal contacts and to use as personal mailing lists.
Conversations and Other Gmail Innovations
An introduction to Gmail's unique mail management features, including conversation threads, archiving. stars and labels, and Google powered search.
Transitioning From Your Email Client
Features you might be used to in your old email application than aren't yet in Gmail.
Become a Gmail Ninja
Find a wide variety of tips on reading and managing your email.
Start Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Enable keyboard shortcuts in your Gmail settings. Then quickly perform almost any Gmail task without a mouse.
Become a Power Searcher
Quickly find any message using powerful search operators and shortcuts.
Explore Recommended Google Labs
Enable keyboard shortcuts in your Gmail settings. Then quickly perform almost any Gmail task without a mouse.
Managing Your Inbox: Tips and Tricks
Self-paced training (short clips - 1 hour total): Go beyond the basics to learn strategies for using labels, filters, archiving, and Google search to manage your inbox.
