Gmail gets new features

Paul · 06-10-2005, 07:17

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Just Launched!

Auto-save
We spent 20 minutes writing this entry, and then the browser crashed. Good thing there's auto-save. It saves. Automatically.

Export contacts
Export your Gmail Contacts and save them in a file for back-up or to use in another account or serviceÃ¢â‚¬â€œgreat if you're using Gmail's free POP access. Learn more

More ways to access your Gmail account
It's now easier than ever to get to Gmail: Go to your Inbox from any web page with one click from the Gmail-enabled Google Toolbar. See your new messages directly from your personalized Google.com homepage. And search for messages even when you're offline using the new Google Desktop.

What's been keeping us busy

Ever since we began Gmail's limited test, we've been working hard to make it better. Here are a few of the features we've added:

* Google Talk
IM and make free calls through your computer with Google Talk. Your Gmail contacts are even pre-loaded.

* Customized 'From:' addresses
Customize the address on your outgoing messages to display another one of your addresses instead.

* An application for Macs
The Gmail Notifier for Mac OS X even supports plug-in development.

* More languages
Now you can use Gmail in 38 languages: US and UK English, simplified and traditional Chinese, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

* More storage
Storage is an important part of email, which is why Gmail now gives you over 2.5 gigabytes of free space (and growing every day)!

* Rich text formatting
Use fonts, colors, highlighting and other rich formatting options when you compose messages.

* An easier way to send up to 10MB of photos
Gmail now works with Picasa, Google's free photo organizer, so you can easily send photos from your Gmail account.

* Support for more browsers
Basic HTML view lets you access your Gmail messages from almost any computer running almost any web browser.

* Free POP access and automatic forwarding
Access your mail the way you want to. Download your messages. Read them offline. Use your Blackberry or Outlook or any POP-enabled device. Or forward new messages to an email account you specify. You can even switch to other email services without having to worry about losing access to your messages. Think of it as email portability.

* Import Contacts
Move all your contacts from Yahoo! Mail, Outlook, and others to Gmail in just a few clicks.

* Signature options
From the settings page, create a signature that's automatically added to the end of all your outgoing messages.

Auto-save? Useful to someone I would think

Martin · 06-10-2005, 09:46

Sounds good but if i'm writing a lot i have got used to saving out of habit! Out of all the webmail i only really used hotmail but now gmail is about i do use that more now!!

JamboUK · 09-10-2005, 20:05

Anyone figured the new contact export feature?!

Just the feature I need!

Paul · 09-10-2005, 20:44

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Originally Posted by JamboUK

Anyone figured the new contact export feature?!

Just the feature I need!

Actually no, there is supposed to be a "export" link at the top right of the screen when you are in the contacts list but I can't find it

Anyway you could try these instructions
http://www.gmailforums.com/lofiversi...hp/t12755.html

homealone · 09-10-2005, 20:56

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Originally Posted by Paul

Actually no, there is supposed to be a "export" link at the top right of the screen when you are in the contacts list but I can't find it

it works for me - the 'export' link is preceded with 'new' in red & offers the option of a gmail or outlook compatible .csv file

Paul · 09-10-2005, 21:36

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Originally Posted by homealone

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Originally Posted by Paul

Actually no, there is supposed to be a "export" link at the top right of the screen when you are in the contacts list but I can't find it

it works for me - the 'export' link is preceded with 'new' in red & offers the option of a gmail or outlook compatible .csv file

I know

I've seen it in a screenshot but I don't get that option. Maybe it's time to clear my temp files and try again.

zoombini · 10-10-2005, 00:48

You have to go to your contacts list & it's on the right top.

You get the choice of either Gmail CSV for other gmail accounts or Outlook CSV formats.

Paul · 10-10-2005, 06:41

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Originally Posted by zoombini

You have to go to your contacts list & it's on the right top.

You get the choice of either Gmail CSV for other gmail accounts or Outlook CSV formats.

I know where it should be and I know where it isn't lol. I've tried logging out of Gmail, flushing my temp files and then logging back in and still nothing. Will reboot later to see if that helps but currently neither of us here can see the option so I'm wondering if it's a proxy cache issue.

Paul · 19-10-2005, 08:39

Gmail/ Google Mail....
Google Mail

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The story behind the new "Google Mail" name

You may have noticed the Google Mail logo. We are changing our service's name in the UK. Starting October 19, 2005, all new accounts will have @googlemail.com addresses. Don't worry, though Ã¢â‚¬â€œ all messages are being sent and delivered as before.

Why the name change then?

We have been involved in a dispute regarding the Gmail trademark in the UK. Another company has claimed rights to the Gmail name. We have tried to resolve this dispute through negotiations, but our efforts have failed.

We are still working with the courts and trademark office to protect our ability to use the Gmail name, but in the meantime, we want you to have an email address you can rely on.
The Gmail Team is dedicated to offering the best email service to our users. Our email service stays the same no matter what the logo is or what follows the @ symbol. This change lets our team focus their time on continuing to bring you excellent service.

Just in case anyone noticed and wondered what was going on lol

JamboUK · 25-10-2005, 19:56

Still no export functions here... on any of my machines in any location. Rules out proxy. It just ain't there.

fireman328 · 25-10-2005, 20:27

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Originally Posted by JamboUK

Still no export functions here... on any of my machines in any location. Rules out proxy. It just ain't there.

I've got it OK

**Maggy J** · 12-12-2005, 19:45

Too many new things going on..I can't keep up.

How long have we had the links to blogs and quotes of the day with links to a site dedicated the quotee ?

Caster · 13-12-2005, 23:03

Some of the features only work in the US English language set.

Jon M · 07-02-2006, 12:51

I just noticed this appear in my gmail window: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/chat.html

---------- Post added at 12:51 ---------- Previous post was at 12:18 ----------

https://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=8405

Sirius · 26-07-2008, 09:31

Google gives GMail always-on encryption

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Google is adding a much-demanded feature to its email service that offers improved security by ensuring users get an encrypted connection each time they access their account via a web connection.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07...ds_https_only/