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Setting multiple signatures in Gmail

The request to allow for multiple signatures in Gmail is a long-standing one. Until Google announced the feature to create and use multiple signatures in Gmail, the only way to address that requirement was through Canned Responses ( Templates ).  Following the announcement and a subsequent deferment, the feature is now being made available in personal Gmail addresses. Hence, this blog, which for ease of navigation, is divided into the following sections: The first step To create a new signature To edit a signature To delete a signature Setting signature defaults To insert or change a signature The first step Visit the Signature section in the General tab under Gmail settings ( https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/general ).  If you do not have any signature created, you will find the Signature section as below. If on the other hand, you already have a signature created, you will find that included in the newly designed Signature sectio...

The new Sender Information feature in Mail Delegation in Gmail

Discussed here - Mail Delegation in Gmail , which is considered the safest way to allow someone access to our accounts, has recently received a new feature.  Previously, under the Gmail settings > Accounts & Import tab > Grant access to your account section, we would only get the "Mark as read" option.  Now, there is an additional section titled Sender information where the owner of the source account has the option to determine whether messages sent from the delegate account(s) will include attribution or not. Note:  The options can be changed anytime by the owner of the source account. There is no need to click on the Save changes button. The changes are automatic upon selection of the respective radio button. For the recipient, here are the basic differences depending on the option selected: In the Gmail web UI In the message header

Revisiting Multiple Inboxes

The Gmail Multiple Inboxes have gone through some basic changes, and I thought it would be nice to write a short article on them, to make it contemporary. I could have updated my original blog on that topic-  About Multiple Inboxes , but I like to keep a record of how things progress with regards to different Gmail features and hence was a bit reluctant to remove the original text and screenshots.  The most important change has been the transfer of this feature from the Advanced tab under Gmail settings to the Inbox tab as an inbox layout option. Once that layout is selected, the relevant sections where you can include your search definitions for individual panels and also their relative position with respect to the inbox are displayed. Filling out the "search query" for the Multiple Inboxes panels will require some thinking on your part based on how you like to manage your emails.  For example, I have the habit of archiving emails once they ...