[access-uk] Re: Google mail adding contacts
- From: Catherine Turner <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:35:27 +0000
Hi,
Which keyboard shortcuts are we talking about here? I use the basic
html web interface of google mail and there are a couple of keyboard
shortcuts (i for inbox, c for compose mail) that I'm aware of. Are
you saying that in the standard view there are more shortcuts?
Also, what do you mean by managing contacts? In the basic html view
it is possible to delete contacts and edit their details. It is not
possible to manually add contacts as far as I know, which is an
annoying problem, but I just wanted to clarify what you meant by not
being able to manage contacts...?
Catherine
On 1/23/10, Jonathan <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Mandy,
>
> I've had a good look around and it appears that you can do almost
> everything with the keyboard shortcuts...except manage your contacts!
>
> And it's a shame the keyboard shortcuts don't work in basic html view.
>
> Just to point out also that IMAP is NOT like pop3 which downloads the
> mail onto your computer. IMAP is basically a synchronised version of
> your email.
>
> If you have a mail reader like Thunderbird or Outlook which you are
> comfortable and familiar with, as long as it has IMAP capabilities
> (most have), then your email will be synchronised.
>
> In other words, you'll find that when you enter your gmail account
> details into Thunderbird (or whatever), all your folders will appear,
> emails will be marked as read or unread and starred or not, as they
> are on the gmail interface. If you have your gmail window open and
> your email client next to each other and you read a message in one,
> within a few seconds the message will appear as read in the other. If
> you send an email from Thunderbird, and at a later time and location
> you log onto gmail, you'll find it in the sent mail. Likewise, if you
> send a mail from gmail, it'll be in sent mail in Thunderbird.
>
> Adding contacts in the client (ie: thunderbird, outlook) to
> synchronise with gmail however, varies more widely; if you wish to do
> this, let us know which client you use and I'll dig out the info.
>
> HTH.
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Mandy Palmer
> <Mandy.Palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I want to use the web version as I am away sometimes and find it just
>> easier
>> to access the mail anywhere so thought I'd keep it in web mail instead of
>> cluttering up my in box, surely there must be a way of adding contacts in
>> standard view....or in any damned view smiles. Thanks for your help
>> though.
>>
>> Mandy
>>
>> Mandy.Palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Jonathan
>> Sent: 23 January 2010 18:49
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google mail attachments
>>
>> It doesn't seem like the keyboard shortcuts (
>> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=6594 ) would
>> help either, as they don't appear to work in basic html view.
>>
>> It may be that it might be easier to use gmail in conjunction with a
>> more familiar app on the pc - if you have something you are happy with
>> that can talk to an IMAP server, that might be worth considering.
>>
>> But read the note about IMAP and basic html here
>>
>>
>>
>> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=77695
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Mandy Palmer
>> <Mandy.Palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi Jonathan it is a text attachment. I am also battling to add a new
>>> contact. I had to open a new Gmail account for some work I'm doing and
>> had
>>> no contacts in it at all. I didn't want to import contacts as I don't
>> need
>>> all my Outlook contacts but because no one has written to me, or I
>>> haven't
>>> written to anybody yet, I couldn't find out either in the basic
>> HTML.....Yes
>>> I am using that option because of the screen reader, I use both but
>> thought
>>> that would be easier to add a new contact but couldn't do it in either
>>> version, I did try composing a new message which gave me a to field where
>> I
>>> pasted in the contact and then closed the program down, hoping it would
>> add
>>> the contact to my address book. For a blind person I don't see there is
>>> anywhere to add new contacts manually.
>>>
>>> Mandy
>>>
>>> Mandy.Palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>>> Jonathan
>>> Sent: 23 January 2010 17:40
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google mail attachments
>>>
>>> Are you in the basic html version because of screenreader software?
>>>
>>> I've just flicked into HTML mode, and sent myself a couple of images.
>>>
>>> At the bottom of the email, right above the "quick reply" box, there
>>> should be two options:
>>> View or Scan and Download or possibly "download all images as zip
>>> file" (if there are many images).
>>>
>>> The other links you are talking about appear at the TOP of the email,
>>> whereas the attachment option is at the bottom.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Mandy Palmer
>>> <Mandy.Palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have received attachments in a Google mail account but I have never
>>>> had
>>> an
>>>> attachment in this account before, I use it as a web based account and
>>> when
>>>> I come to the part that says attachment, I see it says graphic
>> attachment,
>>>> whilst all the other things like delete, print, open conversation have
>>>> links. I use the basic html version but I can't find out how to open
>> this
>>>> darned attachment, can anyone help please.
>>>>
>>>> Mandy
>>>>
>>>> Mandy.Palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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