Google

Below is a list of various Google tutorials that we’ve done. These include step-by-step instructions on various products ranging from Google Sheets to Gmail. And in some cases, there may be screencasts.

Google also offers documentation for many of its products, including Google Groups. These are public forums where you can ask a question that anyone can answer. You may also save your groups if you login in with a Google account.

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Easy Ways to Bulk Delete Gmail

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Filtering for Gmail address to delete

Are you like me and have a habit of letting your Gmail Inbox get big? Many of my emails are not a priority, such as promotional emails. In this tutorial,  I’ll show you how to bulk delete emails on Gmail using email addresses, text patterns, dates, statuses, and search operators.

How to Delete an Email Address from Gmail

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Back in the old days, people rarely changed email addresses. Today people change jobs and have multiple email addresses. Some email programs don’t want to let go of the old addresses. This can cause problems with auto-complete. This happened to a friend with Gmail. She mistakenly sent an email to a colleague’s old work email address. I’ll skip the embarrassing parts and show you how to delete an email address from Gmail.

Create Distribution Lists in Gmail

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Sometimes Gmail’s simplicity makes people think it is missing features. A case in point is distribution lists or group lists. Many people think that it’s not possible to send an email to a group of contacts or email addresses. The truth is that you can create personal Gmail distribution lists in a couple of easy steps by using Gmail groups.

How To View Your Chrome History

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Tabs from other devices in Chrome history.

When I mention Google web history to people, they think of items they typed in Google’s search box. Many people are comfortable with their browser storing this information. Google and other search engines use that data to refine your future search results. This is all part of Google’s effort to deliver personalized search and faster pages. But sometimes you want to delete that information.

Essential Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts & Customization

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Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to enhance your productivity. The benefits are compounded the more you use a program like Gmail. The problem is learning them and committing them to memory. In the case of Gmail, there are quite a few and some don’t seem intuitive to me.

Why Can’t I Open Email Links in Gmail?

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Somedays, I just want to scream when things that did work, no longer work. This happened this week when I needed to contact a vendor by email. This is usually a simple task where you click an email link and it opens in your default application. Instead of getting Gmail to open up in Chrome, I was staring at the Microsoft Store email app.

Best Ways to Import Contacts to Gmail

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Imported record to Google Contacts.

If you ever want to move records from your content management system (CMS) or Microsoft Outlook into Google Contacts, we have some tips for you. This tutorial includes a starter CSV template with headers and sample data that will make the process easier.

How To Remove My Chrome Extensions

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Browser extensions are great add-ons when they work. But I ran into a problem where one of them continually crashed when I opened Google Chrome. Worse, because it didn’t load properly, I couldn’t uninstall the Chrome extension in the normal manner. Fortunately, there is another solution to this problem.

How to Use VLOOKUP in Google Sheets

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VLOOKUP Function

VLOOKUP is one of the most popular spreadsheet functions with spreadsheet fans. It allows you to lookup needed values and use them elsewhere in your spreadsheet. This tutorial will show you step-by-step on how to use the function. Includes downloadable file.

How to Make a Letterhead in Google Docs

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Google Docs template gallery

People often think Google Docs isn’t full-featured. However, it can handle many of the tasks of commercial programs. But sometimes, you just have to know how to work around the system. In this tutorial, I show how to make a letterhead template with a logo.