Annotating Gmail messages?

[APB]

Has anyone discovered a good way to add notes to a received Gmail message?

 

For example: I use a particular star to tell me that a message needs a followup, but sometimes when I go back to the message, it's not immediately apparent, even to me, what the followup needs to be.

 

I'm using a workaround of forwarding the message to myself with the needed action in the Subject or preceding the quoted message, but it would be nice if there were something less cumbersome.

 

Thanks in advance for any ideas--

--APB

[Andy]

> I'm using a workaround of forwarding the message to myself with the needed
> action in the Subject or preceding the quoted message, but it would be nice
> if there were something less cumbersome.

Only slightly less cumbersome, perhaps ... but you can use Labels for this.

Labels do have a limited text length, but you can do a lot in ~20
characters that say more than a star.

Andy

[Sarah Hill]

There are a few different methods you can use to help add notes, which is the most suitable will depend on your needs. The following are only a selection of what's available; I'm sure there are quite a few others...

• There is an add-on for Firefox - GMail Notes: http://gmailnotes.appspot.com/
• There is an extension for Chrome, also called Gmail Notes [CNet were not impressed].
  
• You can use Tasks: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=106237
  
• There are sugggestions for using some of gmail's features in different ways:
• here: http://www.ehow.com/how_3390962_add-notes-gmail.html
  
• and here: http://lifehacker.com/242018/add-notes-to-archived-gmail-messages
  
• You can use a mail client like Mozilla Thunderbird, or MS Outlook, for example.
• There is an extension for Thunderbird called Xnotes, which attaches sticky notes to messages.
• There is Outnote for Outlook; but I think Outlook may have some native capabilities anyway, it's been so long since I used it - "in Outlook you can add a follow-up, with an optional due date and notes along with it. Basically a pop-up with a mini calendar and an area for notes."

Also  - Go to suggest a feature:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=suggestions.cs

Check the box under "helpful additions" - "Add notes to messages."

& hopefully the Gmail team will implement something eventually.

Google "Add notes to gmail messages" and you will probably find quite a few more possibilities.

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[Sarah Hill]

You can alrready create tasks form emails in gmail, and there's increased task/email integration/functionality with:
Remember The Milk for Gmail Browser Add-on (for Firefox or Chrome)
"This browser add-on or extension allows you to manage your tasks in Gmail, add new tasks (and connect them with your emails, contacts, and Google Calendar events), automatically add tasks for starred messages or specific labels, and much more!"

and

Remember The Milk Gadget for Gmail Labs (for any browser)

"This gadget can be added to any Gmail account, giving convenient access to your tasks alongside your email. Review your upcoming tasks for the week (including any overdue), add new tasks and edit existing ones, easily complete and postpone tasks, and customise the display."

[Jake Ingram]

A good way for that is if someone creates a google lab. I have no Idea how to, I think that google must create them and not the users.

 

  

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[Marko Vukovic]

On 4 January 2011 18:51, Jake Ingram <abc...@gmail.com> wrote:

A good way for that is if someone creates a google lab. I have no Idea how to, I think that google must create them and not the users.

Don't just think, know. See http://www.googlelabs.com/faq#whobuilds 

 

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I beg to differ 'brother'. Just how is your email authenticated?

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[Jake Ingram]

Alright, if google creates them, then we can't.

 

  

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On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Jake Ingram <abc...@gmail.com> wrote:

I Just use it and make it look unique because I have had some people try to impersonate me. By the way, I am a Mormon, and when I send E-mails to people in my church, it helps when people know me by my church name.

 

  

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