Gmail training and help

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Gmail lets you send and search for email, organize your inbox, and build relationships with integrated chat and video meetings. 

Get Gmail: Web (mail.google.com), Android, or iOS

Migrate old mail

Gmail basics

Cheat sheets

Productivity guides

Tips

More resources

 Test your Gmail knowledge

As you read the Gmail guides below, check what you've learned by taking the following quizzes:

• Beginner: Create and send email
• Intermediate: Work with email
• Advanced: Organize email

Migrate old mail

Where was your data before you moved to Google Workspace?

If you previously used...	Then...
Microsoft Outlook	Choose one of the following: (Recommended) To import existing Outlook mail, contacts, and calendar events to your Google Workspace account, see Google Workspace Migration for Microsoft Outlook (GWMMO). To keep using Outlook when your organization has moved to Google Workspace, see Use Outlook with Google Workspace.
HCL Notes (formerly IBM Notes)	Set import options in Gmail. For details, see Check emails from other accounts.
Other webmail providers, such as: Gmail.com Webmail services that use POP3, such as Yahoo!, Apple iCloud, and AOL Another Google Workspace account Internet service providers (ISPs) that use IMAP, such as GoDaddy, Rackspace, 1&1 IONOS, or Bluehost	Set import options in Gmail. For details, see Check emails from other accounts.

 

Learn Gmail basics

What email provider did you use before Google Workspace?

If you previously used...	Read this guide...
Microsoft Outlook	Switching to Gmail from Microsoft Outlook
HCL Notes (formerly IBM Notes)	Switching to Gmail from HCL Notes
Other email providers, such as: Gmail.com Webmail services that use POP3, such as Yahoo!, Apple iCloud, and AOL Another Google Workspace account Internet service providers (ISPs) that use IMAP, such as GoDaddy, Rackspace, 1&1, or Bluehost	Get started with Gmail What you'll learn: Create and send email Organize your inbox Find email Create signatures Start a video meeting and send messages Use other tools in Gmail

Cheat sheets

Integrated Gmail experience cheat sheet

Need a quick reference for starting a chat or joining a video meeting in Gmail? Download this cheat sheet.

Gmail cheat sheet

Need a quick reference for the Gmail basics you've learned? Download this cheat sheet.

Google Meet in Gmail quick start

Learn how to start and join video meetings from Gmail.

Productivity guides

Top 10 things to know about the integrated Gmail experience

Learn about the top features in the new integrated Gmail experience.

Troubleshoot issues with integrated Gmail

Get troubleshooting help with the new integrated Gmail experience.

Set up mail delegation

Whether you're someone's assistant or you're just stepping in for your manager for a week, learn how to compose and respond to Gmail messages on someone else's behalf.

Choose your inbox type

Whether you want to prioritize messages automatically (Priority Inbox), categorize email (tabbed inbox), or show several inboxes in one view (multiple inboxes), customize Gmail to fit the way you work.

10 Google Workspace tips to optimize your inbox

Are you lost in your inbox or spending hours in a maze of folders? Here are 10 ways to make your inbox work for you so you can focus on the important tasks.

10 Google Workspace tips to improve communication

Are you overloaded with email conversations? Is your inbox out of control? Email is great, but sometimes it becomes overwhelming. Here are some tips that will help you communicate more effectively and get out of conversation chaos.

Plan and hold meetings from anywhere

Learn how to prepare for, hold, and follow up after team meetings by using Google Workspace tools such as Calendar and Drive together.

Get started with Tasks

Keep track of your daily to-do list, organize multiple lists, and track important deadlines with Google Tasks.

Google Workspace keyboard shortcuts

Get shortcuts for Google Workspace products such as Chrome Browser, Gmail, Calendar, and Drive.

Google Workspace Solutions Gallery

Get ideas for solving common business challenges with Google Apps Script.

Tips

Level 1—Beginner

1. Add a profile picture to your email
2. Add a background theme to your inbox
3. Create events right from your inbox
4. Get your daily agenda in your inbox
5. Undo sending your mail
6. Create email templates
7. Highlight an important email message
8. Mute email conversations
9. Send & save large attachments in Drive
10. Automatically add events from Gmail
11. Schedule email to send later
12. Correct spelling and grammar in Gmail
13. See new messages at the top of a thread
14. See if someone's immediately available
15. Multitask with rooms
16. Get more space for labels

Level 2—Intermediate

1. Get notifications for new email
2. Use a reading pane in Gmail
3. Send email and schedule meetings for a group
4. Create task-specific email addresses
5. Reply inline to email
6. Snooze emails or reminders until later
7. Forward an email as an attachment
8. Add the Gmail app widget
9. Pin important rooms or direct messages
10. Send chat messages to your inbox

Level 3—Advanced

1. Know when a recipient reads your email
2. Label and sort messages with filters
3. Filter Calendar responses from Gmail
4. Automate responses to common messages
5. Type email in different languages
6. Make Gmail your default email program
7. Sign in to multiple accounts at once
8. Send mail from multiple addresses
9. Do more with add-ons and scripts
10. Create professional-looking newsletters
11. Protect messages with confidential mode
12. Protect against malicious website links in Gmail
13. Use Gmail to send a PDF from Acrobat
14. Get email from another email platform
15. Delegate email to support staff

More resources

Visit the Gmail Help Center.

Gmail accessibility

Settings for smart features and personalization

 

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