Show a split workday in Google Calendar
Set two recurring working periods and verify what colleagues see when they choose a meeting time.
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Sign-ins, permissions and everyday privacy. Understand what your account allows before changing a setting.
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Find a dismissed notification in Android history
Check notification history on a supported Android phone and see what it can recover.
Read the guideRestore a deleted event from Google Calendar
Find the right calendar’s Trash and confirm what returned after restoring an event.
Read the guideGoogle Account web language: change the right preference
Choose the account’s web language without expecting it to change every mobile app or browser translation.
Read the guideGmail desktop notifications: check Gmail and browser settings
An email can arrive without a desktop alert. Check the selected notification category and browser permission.
Read the guideGmail templates: reuse the text, then finish the message
Save a reusable draft on a computer and check recipients, dates and signatures before sending.
Read the guideGoogle Calendar: change one occurrence without moving the series
Check the scope after Save, then compare the changed event with its neighbours.
Read the guideGmail labels: remove a label without deleting the message
Use labels to group one message in several places, then check what removing a label actually changes.
Read the guideGmail uses the wrong signature: check new-message and reply defaults
Choose separate signature defaults in Gmail on a computer, then inspect fresh compose and reply drafts.
Read the guideHide, unsubscribe or delete a Google Calendar: check ownership first
Remove calendar clutter without confusing your own view with an owner’s deletion of a shared calendar.
Read the guideGmail delegation or forwarding: what should another person be able to do?
Choose between managing a mailbox and receiving copies of incoming messages, then check how to end that access.
Read the guideGmail stars and importance markers: which list are you using?
A star and the yellow importance marker are different controls. Compare is:starred and is:important before relying on either as your follow-up list.
Read the guideMute a Gmail conversation without losing the replies
Quiet one busy thread, find it with is:muted and understand why some directly addressed replies can still appear in the inbox.
Read the guideFind a PDF in Gmail by date without searching the whole inbox
Combine Gmail date and attachment operators, widen the query when needed, and inspect the matching message inside the conversation.
Read the guideCalendar default duration is a starting point: check the actual end
Set a useful duration for new Google Calendar events on Android, then inspect start, end and the saved event instead of trusting its visual height.
Read the guideSnooze a Gmail message without losing where to find it
Choose a return time for a received message, find it with in:snoozed and distinguish inbox return from scheduled sending or a phone alert.
Read the guideTest a Gmail filter before it starts sorting your mail
Search first, inspect the matches, and begin with a label so that an overbroad Gmail rule is easier to spot.
Read the guideChrome blocked a pop-up you wanted to open
Check the blocked-window indicator, open the intended window, and keep any lasting permission limited to the relevant site.
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