10 Hidden Gmail Features You Didn't Know

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Most people only use their email inbox to send and receive messages. There are a lot of secret tricks you can use to speed up your workflow, though. Bookmark this page since we’re sharing the best Gmail tips and tricks you’ll use time and time again.

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1. How to undo a sent email

Right after you send an email, you can cancel it. You’ll see a little box pop up in the lower left-hand corner of Gmail that says, “Message sent.” Next to it, you’ll see two options: Undo or View message. Click Undo to make sure your recipient doesn’t see the email.

Here’s what it looks like:

If you want even more time to make up your mind, good news. You can adjust the amount of time you have before this option fades away. To choose how long you have to take back a message, do this:

1. Go to Gmail and head to Settings.

2. Tap or click See all settings.

3. Next to Undo Send, choose whether you want a cancellation period of five, 10, 20 or 30 seconds.

Just like that, you’ve given yourself more time to avoid mistakes in the future. Here’s another one of the best Gmail tips and tricks.

2. Snooze emails so you don’t forget

The Snooze feature lets you save an email for later. It’s like putting a pin on a conversation so you can revisit it when you have more free time. You can pick a pre-selected or custom time when the email can pop up at the top of your inbox.

For example, maybe you’re putting out fires at 8 a.m. and you know you’ll have more time at 3 p.m. Select the email you want to revisit and click the clock icon on the far right:

Hit Snooze and pick the time you want to see the email again. You can even snooze multiple messages by selecting them all at once. Later on, you can find snoozed emails by going to Menu > Snoozed.

3. Use advanced search to find exactly what you’re looking for

If you have thousands of emails cluttering up your inbox, finding a particular email can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Luckily, you can use hacks to narrow down the search.

For example, you can type from: and type someone’s email to filter out all other senders. This is helpful if you want to revisit past threads. You can also type subject: to look up particular words in the subject line. Here’s the complete list of Gmail search operators to save time when searching your inbox.

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