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Gmail is organized by labels, not by folders
: By tagging
messages with labels, you can organize your conversations in
many different ways. Whereas in other email applications, each
message can only be stored in one folder. For example, with
Gmail you can label a conversation with your mother about
your brother’s birthday present with both “Mom” and “Dave.”
Later, you can look for the all messages containing either label.
Using folders, you'd have to store the message in the “Mom”
folder or the “Dave” folder, not both.
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Gmail for the phone is optimized for mobile
: Some features
are only accessible on your computer browser. The best place
to organize and learn about Gmail is the Web. For example,
you can't use the Gmail application on the device to create the
labels and filters that you use to organize your messages, but
you can label a message. Gmail on the Web offers complete
information about the service, so it’s the best place to learn
about all of the features of Gmail.
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Gmail is for Gmail
: Of course you can use Gmail to send email
to any email address, and anyone can send email to you at
your Gmail address. But if you want to read messages from
another email service provider (using your AOL, Yahoo!, or
other email account), you must use the Email application. (See
Email on page 119.)
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