This same week Inbox closed its doors definitively, one of Google's email clients. From this Tuesday, April 2, it is no longer possible to use this platform of the American firm. What has forced users to look for alternatives. Gmail being one of the most popular in this sense, which also has elements in common with the first.
In fact, if you use Gmail, you have the possibility to activate some of the Inbox functions in it. So this transition is somewhat easier for users who have switched from one platform to another. Thus, you can make better use of it at all times.
Organize emails into categories
One of the most popular features of Inbox was the ability to organize emails into various categories. Therefore, many users have opted for this platform. In the case of Gmail, we also have this option. Although for this we have to carry out a series of steps, because it is somewhat hidden.
First you have to click on the sprocket icon in the upper right corner. A series of options will then appear. Of them we must click on configuration. When Gmail settings opens, we look at the options at the top. Then, click on Received. Within it we have a category section.
It allows you to decide which categories to use in Gmail. In addition, then we can do as in Inbox and then move the emails from one category to another without any problem. What will allow a much more precise organization of the inbox for the user on their computer.
Set reminders
Another very popular feature in the case of Inbox was reminders. Thanks to this function, a more complete use of this platform could be made, especially in the case that it was used in a work environment. So if you have to use Gmail for work, you can retrieve these Inbox reminders in your account. It certainly allows a much better use of the platform at all times in these situations.
To use reminders in Gmail, we have to click on the gear icon and then enter the mail service settings. Within this section we have to go to the general tab, which is one of the ones that appear at the top. There, we have to enter the Automatic Reminders section. In it there is the possibility of activating this possibility.
So that Gmail will remind us if we have pending emails to answer, so we do not forget to respond to some. In addition to having a good follow-up in this sense of our activity. Undoubtedly, if many emails are received or sent at the end of the day, as happens in work environments, it is an extremely useful function. It will be like using Inbox.
Snooze emails
One of those features that Inbox users really liked was the ability to postpone emails. Something that we can also do in Gmail, since the mail service has inherited this function from Inbox, one of many. So if we want or consider it necessary, we will be able to postpone sending an email at any time. In addition, it is a very easy to use function.
In this sense, what we have to do is click on the clock icon in the options bar that goes out on top of every email. That is, when you put the cursor on an email you have received, you get several options. The rightmost option is a clock icon, which is the snooze icon. Then you just have to click on that option, so that this options menu opens on the computer screen.
The menu is very similar to the one used in Inbox. So it will not be a problem for users. In this menu there is the possibility to choose between a series of predetermined hours. Although if you want, there is also the possibility of choosing the date and time, so that you can choose the moment in which to receive that email. Therefore, a time when it is less busy, or when we are at home, for example. This is something that each user can configure to their liking.
Archive unopened emails
As it was already happening in Inbox, we have the possibility to manage emails without having to open them. Since when placing the cursor on a message that we have received, Gmail gives us a series of actions to carry out. In addition to postponing, as we have seen above, we have the possibility of archiving said message. We can also delete it or mark it as read in a really comfortable way. At all times without having to enter said mail.