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Gmail: Game Changing Tip + Exclusive Workshop
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words…
But did you know a meme is worth the screams of a million working professionals?
The pain of receiving a forwarded email thread
I think we can all agree that colleagues who forward a long email thread with an irresponsible “FYI lol” at the beginning belong in jail.
I have obviously never done that.
Forwarding long email threads can be extremely messy for 3 reasons:
- Indent Madness: The replies keep getting pushed further right, making it tough to see what's what.
- Reverse Order Replies: You see the newest stuff first, so it's like reading a story backwards.
- In-Line Reply Chaos: If someone replied inside the original email, it's like a puzzle you don't want to solve.
Properly Forwarding an Email
For those of us who have forwarded email like this though (first of all shame on you 👀), there’s a much better way:
- Click the 3 dots at the top of the email > Forward all.
You’ll now have a chronologically correct email thread without any weird and awkward formatting!
So the next time someone irresponsibly forwards you an email, please send them this tip 😉.
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Shoutout to my colleague (and fellow productivity nerd) Jun for sharing this amazing tip with me!
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