Gmail

Address Variants #

• Append a plus ("+") sign and any combination of words or numbers after your email address
• Insert one or several dots (".") anywhere in your email address

If your email address is yourname@gmail.com, variations include:

• your.name@gmail.com
• yo.ur.na.me@gmail.com
• yourname+donation@gmail.com
• yourname+mailinglists@gmail.com

Keyboard Shortcuts #

Turn on keyboard shortcuts #

1. On a computer, go to Gmail
2. In the top right, click Settings ⚙️
3. Click Settings
4. Scroll down to the "Keyboard shortcuts" section
5. Select Keyboard shortcuts on
6. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes

Shortcuts #

External Access #

• Full Name or Display Name: Your name
• Account Name, User Name, or Email address: username@gmail.com
• Password: Your Gmail password

IMAP (Incoming) #

• imap.gmail.com
• Port: 993
• Requires SSL: Yes

POP3 (Incoming) #

• pop.gmail.com
• Port: 995
• Requires SSL: Yes

SMTP (Outgoing) #

• smtp.gmail.com
• SSL Port: 465
• TLS/STARTTLS Port: 587
• Requires Authentication: Yes
• Requires SSL: Yes
• Requires TLS: Yes (if available)

References #

• 2 hidden ways to get more from your Gmail address
• Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail
• Check Gmail through other email platforms
• Read Gmail messages on other email clients using POP

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