I liked very much a post on mashable dealing with Gmail tips.
I liked this tip:
Add Emphasis in Chat
Gmail’s instant messaging Chat function is one of the more basic options around, but there are a few bits of formatting you can use to add nuance to your online communication.
To bold a word, asterisk it like this: *Mashable*
To add italics, just underscore before and after the word like this: _Mashable_
And to strike a word through, add hyphens before and after like so: -Mashable-
and this tip:
Create Variations of Your E-mail Address
Although technically you only have one Gmail address, you can create as many variations of it as you wish to help manage your incoming mail.
You can do this by adding a word after your name with a plus sign (if the site you’re entering the address into allows it). So, yourname+newsletters@gmail.com, yourname+shopping@gmail.com, and so on.
This alias system then comes into its own if you also set up filters to direct those messages where you want them. For example, they could skip the inbox and be archived, have a label applied, be forwarded to another account, and so on.
To set up a filter, go to “Settings,” hit the “Filters” tab, select “Create New Filter” and follow the simple steps from there.
The original post can be found here.



