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Technology
Kaycee Hill

5 hidden Gmail features everyone needs to know to work smarter — including 'Auto-advance'

A smartphone with the Gmail logo on it resting on top of a computer keyboard.

I use Gmail constantly, but I still stumble across features I never knew existed. Scheduling emails, protecting sensitive information, clearing my inbox temporarily —they're all sitting there in the interface, easy to miss.

Most of these tools are represented by small icons or tucked into dropdown menus. They're simple to use once you know where to look, but Gmail doesn't advertise them. That means you're probably scratching the surface of what it can actually do.

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