One of the most innovative and wide sweeping monopolies in the arena of emails is that of Gmail. An offering of Google that is used the world over, Gmail is a free email service that is available in 105 languages. It was developed by Paul Buchheit in Java, C++ and JavaScript programming languages and almost every other person who uses email is sure to have a Gmail account and over a billion people are said to use it as their preferred email service. It has 15GB storage and can be used on PCs and mobile phones.
A powerhouse for email management
Secure and user friendly, Gmail uses best in class encryption to safeguard all messages that you receive or send. It also has state of the art phishing protection and blocks most of the spam, malware and suspicious links that may damage your PC or steal your information. You are in control of mails that you receive and you can choose to categorize certain mails as spam and block senders if you wish to do so. The confidential mode option enables extra safety measures and you can restrict facility to forward, copy, download and print on certain mails
Gmail helps you be more organized and it is in fact, similar to a great office assistant to make you more professional. Writing mails is very easy and the Smart Compose option allows you to quickly send out perfect emails. The spell check option helps with vocabulary and spelling. In case you send out a mail by mistake, the un-send option is a boon. There is the option of creating groups and sending out bulk mails to different groups of friends or work colleagues. It acts like your personal assistant and in case a mail goes unanswered for a few days, a reminder comes up asking you if you want to reply to a mail.
The unique stand out features
The free email service works smoothly across desktop clients such as MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird and Apple Mail, and is compatible with any device – making it a universal favorite. You can integrate Gmail with your work requirements by using Google Workspace. Reasonable plans are available which will give you the option of getting a custom email ID with your company name, double the storage space, unlimited group email IDs and almost complete assured uptime. You will also be free of irritating ads, have access to 24-hour support and many more unique features. You can share docs with team members and work together on the same doc simultaneously. Voice and video calls are easy and effective, making your remote working environment complete. When you send an invite in Calendar, it is added in the day’s programme and all participants receive alerts of upcoming meetings.
Registering for Gmail is easy and involves just a few easy steps where you enter details in certain required fields and voila – your email ID is ready. You will need to give a recovery email ID and a phone number that is attached to the email ID. This will make your account secure and in case you forget your password, help is at hand.
Getting support for Gmail
Google does not offer a direct phone or email support for queries on Gmail. However, there are ample resources in the form of content to help you with resolving a wide range of issues. The Help Center is where you want to be to browse support topics or search one describing an issue. Whether it is managing your account, security, recovery, or privacy, you will find topics neatly organised under categories. The popular articles list have topics such as how to create a Google account, how to secure account with strong password, how to verify account, managing location history, what to do when someone account is hacked or compromised, how to avoid getting locked out, how to control the web/app activity and how to manage cookies.
If you are still unable to resolve an issue, then head to the Community section where you can get help from experts. If you want to simply send feedback on Gmail, just click on Submit Feedback option on the menu. And if you are an avid Twitter user, why not tweet on the official Gmail handle. Note that if you have subscribed to Google’s powerful Workspace office suite, you can phone, email or chat with an agent. Simply sign in to your Google Workspace account and navigate to the Contact or Support section. The phone details vary according to region.
