How to add Tasks to GMail
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Yesterday and this morning the Twittervese was buzzing (bet you thought I was going to say all a Twitter again didn’t you?) about a new feature on GMail.
Tasks. Which is a great idea, to integrate into GMail because some us spend a lot of time in GMail. I am finding that GMail is one of the most useful apps online for me right now. I have different emails for various hats I wear. I found myself spending a lot of time checking each individual mailbox. But last week I decided to merge all of my emails into one email box and that is GMail. All of my emails will be re-directed to newmediamike {-at-} gmail.com.
Al right I’m getting side tracked here.
Tasks on GMail.
It took some digging but I found out how to turn on Tasks, and in the interests of Public Service I am sharing them here with you.
Of course youhave to be logged into your GMail account. To enable Tasks, go to Settings, click the Labs tab. Select “Enable” next to “Tasks” and then click “Save Changes” at the bottom. Then, after GMail refreshes, on the left under the “Contacts” link, you’ll see a “Tasks” link. Just click it to get started. Adding a new task is just a matter of clicking inside an empty part of one’s list, typing, and hitting return. E-mail messages can also be converted to Tasks using the menu More Actions/Add To Tasks.
While I was in the Labs tab I also found a Gadget to integrate my Google Calendar into GMail. So now in one window I can check my calendar and my email and my tasks. GMail now has as much online functionality as Outlook does for the desktop. For a mobile warrior like myself who is in a client’s office every day it is a godsend. Plus for the few of us remaining who aren’t tethered to a Blackberry or iPhone we can access these features on our mobile phones.
