Course Description
We will discuss navigation of the Gmail User Interface (UI) as well as the basics of email composition and inbox management. We will also discuss the general flow of email communication, from creating and formatting a good message to the different ways in which we can respond to a message. Finally, we will review the topic of integration in the G Suite and examine how Gmail connects to additional applications including Google Contacts, Tasks, Calendar, and Keep.
What am I going to get from this course?
- Understand the basics of email communication and why we use email vs IM or phone
- Understand Gmail as an email platform and how it connects to other G Suite apps (Calendar, Keep, Tasks)
- Learn how to write a good email
- Explore the Gmail UI and understand inbox management
- Comprehend general flow of email communication from beginning to send
- Learn how to create and alter an email message
- Learn how to attach files to messages
- Understand how to organize your email inbox
Prerequisites and Target Audience
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
General knowledge of computers and the internet.
Who should take this course? Who should not?
Students wishing to learn to navigate the email platform.
Curriculum
Module 2: Introduction to Gmail
Lecture 3
How to Build a Great Message
Lecture 4
A Brief Tour of Gmail
Module 3: Creating, Formatting, and Sending Emails
Lecture 5
Creating a Message
Lecture 6
Formatting a Message
Lecture 7
Responding to a Message
Lecture 8
Attaching Files to a Message
Lecture 9
Overview of Email Proofreading
Module 4: Organizing your Mail
Lecture 10
Marking a Message
Lecture 11
Using Labels in Gmail
Lecture 12
Categories and Labels in Gmail
Lecture 13
Filtering a Message
Lecture 15
Archiving and Snoozing an Email
Module 5: Managing Contacts for Gmail
Lecture 16
Accessing and Creating Contacts
Lecture 17
Sorting and Merging Contacts
Lecture 18
Deleting Contacts and Contact Labels
Lecture 19
Importing and Exporting Contacts
Module 6: Gmail Integration Tasks, Calendar, and Keep
Lecture 20
What is Integration?
Lecture 21
Integrating Google Tasks
Lecture 22
Integrating Google Calendar
Lecture 23
Integrating Google Keep
Module 7: General and Advanced Setting in Gmail
Lecture 24
Using Settings: Configuring the Inbox
Lecture 25
Using Settings: General
Lecture 26
Using Settings: Labels
Lecture 27
Using Settings: Inbox
Lecture 28
Using Settings: Accounts
Lecture 29
Using Settings: Filters and Blocked Addresses
Lecture 30
Using Setting: Forwarding and POP/IMAP
Lecture 31
Using Settings: Add-Ons
Lecture 32
Using Settings: Chat, Offline, and Themes
Lecture 33
Using Settings: Advanced
Lecture 34
Advanced Settings: Multiple Inboxes and Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Module 9: Final Assessment Quiz - Gmail: A Complete Guide, Beginners
Quiz 1
Final Assessment Quiz - Gmail: A Complete Guide, Beginners