Re: [Gmail-Users] Re: "Out of storage space...?

2019-02-26 Thread bill hansen
ere was 3 TB available, and I have only a few GB at >> most in Drive). Could this be a spam or phishing message unrelated to >> Google? >> >> I'm anxious about this, because I do have about 1 TB of photos and videos >> stored on my computer - but those should be completely se

Re: [Gmail-Users] "Out of storage space...?

2019-02-25 Thread bill hansen
t; on Drive (supposedly there was 3 TB available, and I have only a few GB at >> most in Drive). Could this be a spam or phishing message unrelated to >> Google? >> >> I'm anxious about this, because I do have about 1 TB of photos and videos >> stored on my com

Re: [Gmail-Users] Gmail folder label used for years suddenly cannot be made to "show"

2018-11-05 Thread bill hansen
perfect, but it's the best of the several email clients I've used over the years. Bill Hansen On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 10:53 AM Calisson wrote: > I have a bunch of Gmail labels, one of which was called Pending (I had > used this label for years). All of a sudden, yesterday, Pending could not >

Re: [Gmail-Users] Disappearing emails

2017-08-01 Thread bill hansen
ng to help at all. Time to end this. Sorry to have taken the group's time. I'll live with the problem. > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Andy <ai.eg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 8:05 AM, bill hansen <billhansen2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Andy -

Re: [Gmail-Users] Disappearing emails

2017-07-19 Thread bill hansen
All Mail. Gmail Searches don't help. At first I thought I could make >> some sort of Filter or Rule which would prevent the disappearances, but >> either I don't know the magic words to use when creating the Filter (Rule), >> or maybe it's impossible. >> >> Bill Hansen

Re: [Gmail-Users] Disappearing emails

2017-07-19 Thread bill hansen
Hi Andy - Thanks for your thoughts, especially the info that most Gmail users never have the trouble I'm having. I should emphasize again that my Trash doesn't empty, except for that 30+ time period you mention. It's just the occasional email which is part of a thread, or which has been forwarded

Re: [Gmail-Users] emails going straight to Trash

2017-02-19 Thread bill hansen
er in Gmail, but >> there doesn't seem to be a way to make a Filter which would prevent emails >> from going directly to Trash. (There's an option "never send it to Spam" >> but no option to avoid the Trash box.) Is there a way to do this? Can >> someone offer sugges

Re: [Gmail-Users] new password not working on phone

2016-12-11 Thread bill hansen
o see you got it sorted. As an aside 2 step verification doesn't > require an app specific password, they are 2 separate things. > Just an FYI  > > On Thu, 8 Dec 2016, 09:46 bill hansen <billhansen2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> After a couple of hours of beating my head agai

Re: [Gmail-Users] new password not working on phone

2016-12-07 Thread bill hansen
ew password, I **still** get "wrong >> password. I've probably tried a dozen times to put the new password into >> the phone, but I always get the "wrong password" error. Any suggestions on >> how to proceed? >> >> Bill Hansen >> Ithaca NY USA >&

Re: [Gmail-Users] save gmail to file (other than Drive)

2015-11-16 Thread bill hansen
At the moment, I just need to print a single long email. Printing to PDF would be fine, and I looked that up, but the option doesn't seem to be present when I click the little "print all" icon at upper right of the email. The only choice I get is to print to my own printer or to a Microsoft XPS

Re: [Gmail-Users] Contacts synch not working

2015-07-21 Thread bill hansen
then add your Google account, the contacts will again sync. On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 9:44 PM, bill hansen billhan...@gmail.com wrote: The only other phone I've had was a Trakfone, about 6-7 years ago. The phone I had immediately prior to buying the present one was a Motorola Droid. Both the Droid

Re: [Gmail-Users] Contacts synch not working

2015-07-19 Thread bill hansen
be listed under Settings/Accounts. Then delete from your phone the contacts you don't want and re-sync your phone to your Google account. Kenneth On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 10:48 AM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Zack - You're right - my phone is Android, a Samsung S5. Your

Re: [Gmail-Users] Contacts synch not working

2015-07-19 Thread bill hansen
that's four devices to peck away at, every time I add a new contact. Seems like there should be some way around that, but I sure haven't found it. Bill On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Marko Vukovic marko.vuko...@gmail.com wrote: ​Hi Bill​ On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:48 PM, bill hansen

Re: [Gmail-Users] Contacts synch not working

2015-07-19 Thread bill hansen
on the cell phone so that they appear on the computers, that would save me an awful lot of time and annoyance. I know it sould be done automatically, but that hasn't happened. Thanks - Bill Hansen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Gmail-Users group

Re: [Gmail-Users] Strange inability to sign in

2015-04-19 Thread bill hansen
Thanks Marko - I've bookmarked your message (but hoping I won't need it) - Bill On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 7:01 AM, Marko Vukovic marko.vuko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 2:09 AM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Marko - I fortunately had the alternate email address

Re: [Gmail-Users] Strange inability to sign in

2015-04-18 Thread bill hansen
Hi Marko - I fortunately had the alternate email address and the verification number. Nothing seemed to work, but during the night the access problem appears to have solved itself. Maybe I was locked out of part of my account for some reason, and time resolved that problem. Anyway, things are okay

Re: [Gmail-Users] emails to a Contact Group

2015-04-02 Thread bill hansen
I don't think I switched to Inbox. The gmail format I see is the same one I've seen for the past 2-3 years I've been using gmail. BTW - this strange and rather dangerous disappearance of emails to contact groups occurs even when I make myself the primary recipient, with the group names as BCCs.

Re: [Gmail-Users] multiple email addresses - how to select

2015-03-18 Thread bill hansen
share that email address. Is there a way to sort all this out, or is this just a limitation of Gmail? Bill Hansen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Gmail-Users group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: [Gmail-Users] multiple email addresses - how to select

2015-03-18 Thread bill hansen
Just tried the multiple contact names as you suggested. It works, sort of. If I type in just the right number of characters, maybe the first three, I get the correct name. If I type in the fourth (or fifth) character of the contact name, I get either an incorrect email address, or (yes!!) an

Re: [Gmail-Users] multiple email addresses - how to select

2015-03-18 Thread bill hansen
I'm glad it works for you, and for others. Yes, all of those Contacts are in my Gmail Contacts list. On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Andy ai.eg...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 8:14 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: I guess this is just part of Gmail. I'm

Re: [Gmail-Users] multiple email addresses - how to select

2015-03-18 Thread bill hansen
Both good ideas. I'll do both things and report back. On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Marko Vukovic marko.vuko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 8:01 PM, Andy ai.eg...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe that's because many of us (if not most of us) don't seem to have that problem? I'm not

Re: [Gmail-Users] multiple email addresses - how to select

2015-03-18 Thread bill hansen
, Mar 18, 2015 at 2:05 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: I used numerals to make the identities separate Mary 1 for business - Mary 2 for academic and so forth. I'll try using the actual words business and academic. Maybe that will work. Still, it seems a bit lame that Gmail

Re: [Gmail-Users] emails to groups disappear

2015-02-08 Thread bill hansen
Thanks to the people who responded. Checking again this morning, I see that the last Group email I sent out actually *is* in my Trash - so I was just very careless when I checked for that email earlier. The tip that these Group emails are automatically put in Trash, but they are not stored in

Re: [Gmail-Users] emails to groups disappear

2015-02-08 Thread bill hansen
any future problems. You're right - I do know about the 6 month limit for Trash. Bill On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 8:22 AM, Andy ai.eg...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 8:17 AM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: ​.. . The tip that these Group emails are automatically put

Re: [Gmail-Users] keyboard shortcuts in chrome?

2014-12-28 Thread bill hansen
of us who don't know, it can be an unsolvable mystery. Bill Hansen On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Zack (Doc) z...@tnan.net wrote: Well... it works with me just fine, so it's not a systemic problem. Is your Chrome the most recent version? On what OS? (I use both Linux and Windows 7) Have you

Re: [Gmail-Users] keyboard shortcuts in chrome?

2014-12-27 Thread bill hansen
this, but no answers, so I'm wondering if Chrome doesn't support Gmail keyboard shortcuts. Bill Hansen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Gmail-Users group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gmail

Re: [Gmail-Users] unable to change accounts

2014-12-24 Thread bill hansen
It seems clear, and it works on my desktop computer but it doesn't work at all on my laptop computer. After signing out and then signing in again, I should be able to see both accounts. But all I see on the laptop computer is *my* account name, with the option to create yet another new account.

Re: [Gmail-Users] unable to change accounts

2014-12-24 Thread bill hansen
help from Google itself, please let me know. Bill Hansen On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 4:23 PM, Zack (Doc) z...@tnan.net wrote: I believe that clicking Sign Out means to sign out of all the accounts. This would effectively clear the list so that only the most recent account (like Andy said) would

Re: [Gmail-Users] unable to change accounts

2014-12-24 Thread bill hansen
Andy - I guess I'm still not being clear but I just don't know another way to state the problem. I've tried using Chrome with the laptop to sign in to my wife's account, and it doesn't work. Only my account shows. RE: The pages of Gmail instructions, I've tried each of the following - quoting

Re: [Gmail-Users] unable to change accounts

2014-12-24 Thread bill hansen
That's a good idea, which I had not thought of. We may do that, on the laptop. Thanks - Bill Hansen On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Marko Vukovic marko.vuko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:42 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: This seems pretty buggy. If we

Re: [Gmail-Users] Gmail strips images from email?

2014-10-15 Thread bill hansen
from your computer to Google's servers. The only difference between the in-line (embedded) or attached image is the way it is displayed on the recipient side. On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 1:31 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: Andy - Thanks for your reply. By now you may have seen

Re: [Gmail-Users] Gmail strips images from email?

2014-10-13 Thread bill hansen
Sorry for bringing this to the group. I shut down and reboot seem to have solved the problem. (Strange, because only one computer was shut down and rebooted, but that solved the problem on both of the home computers.) BIll Hansen On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 8:01 AM, billhansen billhansen2

Re: [Gmail-Users] Gmail strips images from email?

2014-10-13 Thread bill hansen
with the current slightly clunky, semi-acceptable situation - but it works. Bill Hansen On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 10:09 PM, Andy ai.eg...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 8:01 AM, billhansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: ​... I initially thought the upload went to Google Drive, but maybe

Re: [Gmail-Users] can't embed image in email now

2014-10-01 Thread bill hansen
the option to embed images in an email? Thanks - Bill Hansen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Gmail-Users group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gmail-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

Re: [Gmail-Users] can't embed image in email now

2014-10-01 Thread bill hansen
, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:41 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: The trouble isn't the browser. It's the slightly new (to me) Gmail interface. I went ahead and tried Chrome and Firefox browsers, but as you'd expect, there's no difference ​I can drag and drop, copy and paste or insert pics

Re: [Gmail-Users] gmail in tablet mode

2014-09-11 Thread bill hansen
Gus - I have the same problem. I don't think it's Gmail, but is a bug in the way Gmail is implemented on our tablets. It's one of the many things which falls between two manufacturers/coders. I think we'll have to learn to live with it, and be grateful that Gmail is available on the tablet. Bill

Re: [Gmail-Users] Google Drive

2014-06-06 Thread bill hansen
Paul - It's easy to use Dropbox, and it's free for files of the size you mention. Your friend can just go to Dropbox and pick up the file. He doesn't need to have Dropbox himself. Bill Hansen On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Paul Butt pwb...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry if i'm in the wrong gout

Re: [Gmail-Users] Re: How to cancel a gmail account

2014-04-13 Thread bill hansen
Peter - If you're positive that you are typing your passwords correctly, have you also double checked your *original* user name? Occasionally, the original user name will have been typed slightly differently, causing refusal. On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 11:03 PM, Peter Carpenter

Re: [Gmail-Users] Unread mail in Android Gmail?

2014-01-20 Thread bill hansen
: Can you not just select the message and then from a drop down or vertical ellipsis, select 'mark as unread'? This is how it works on the iOS version off the app, I'm guessing Android must be similar. On Saturday, 18 January 2014, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.com wrote: Zack - I

Re: [Gmail-Users] Unread mail in Android Gmail?

2014-01-18 Thread bill hansen
Zack - I can't speak for Bob's version of Gmail, or yours, but my Android (Gmail app) version does not have the icon described in your link. In my version, there's no way to unread a Gmail. The only choice are Archive and Delete. I just leave them all in place and unread them the next time I'm at

Re: [Gmail-Users] All email messages have disappeared

2013-12-11 Thread bill hansen
of the group - but it will probably go fine. Still can't import gmail Contacts into T-bird unless we convert Contacts into text file or V-card file, but I'll work on that too. On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Marko Vukovic marko.vuko...@gmail.comwrote: Hey Bill On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:01 PM, bill

Re: [Gmail-Users] All email messages have disappeared

2013-12-11 Thread bill hansen
Bill On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:01 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Zack - I remember a thread, a month or so ago, about using POP or IMAP to port emails to the HD. It seemed as if it were a complex process, and I decided that since I'm not very adept technically, I'd

Re: [Gmail-Users] All email messages have disappeared

2013-12-09 Thread bill hansen
Marko - Thanks for reminding me that the gmail download feature is already available. I missed that in Jeff's note. I've used Thunderbird in the past. Probably it's grown up somewhat by now, and is more stable. I'll give it a try again. Just FYI - I did not write anything about the FBI

Re: [Gmail-Users] All email messages have disappeared

2013-12-06 Thread bill hansen
today which actually makes it even easier. I believe someone else copied the blog post into this forum. On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:01 AM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.comwrote: Aah - that (loss of all previous gmails) would be a tragedy for most of us. The lack of ability to save

Re: [Gmail-Users] All email messages have disappeared

2013-12-05 Thread bill hansen
Aah - that (loss of all previous gmails) would be a tragedy for most of us. The lack of ability to save or archive essential emails to our own HDs is a serious shortcoming in gmail. I know - most people, including me, realize that The Cloud is usually safer than one's own HD. But being able to

Re: [Gmail-Users] reset password, now unable to access

2013-11-24 Thread bill hansen
Andy - I agree completely - at one time Google's watchword was Don't be evil, by which they meant do no harm. But they have evolved, and they're now much more commercial. Commercial means selling things. I think we're all aware of the tremendous lobbying efforts by the mass marketing

Re: [Gmail-Users] reset password, now unable to access

2013-11-23 Thread bill hansen
://support.google.com/accounts/answer/152124?hl=en On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 2:35 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.comwrote: Marko - I never did hear from the Google password recovery module. I had checked Spam several times. Like you, I thought for sure that I had written down the password

Re: [Gmail-Users] reset password, now unable to access

2013-11-23 Thread bill hansen
Andy - I hope you're right. I know this recent experience of mine will tilt me toward giving Google my cell number. I'm not quite ready to do that, but I'm leaning more toward it. On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Andy ai.eg...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:06 AM, bill hansen

Re: [Gmail-Users] reset password, now unable to access

2013-11-23 Thread bill hansen
Okay - That's (at least !) three against one. I'll set up SMS recovery. On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Marko Vukovic marko.vuko...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:28 PM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.comwrote: Andy - I hope you're right. I know this recent experience of mine

Re: [Gmail-Users] reset password, now unable to access

2013-11-22 Thread bill hansen
Please read the rest of the thread. That will give you the answers. On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Dhanushka Gunasinghe dhanushk...@gmail.com wrote: Error is on you, You wrote one thing and type one thing. Even one letter would be missing. Only solution is password hint or recovery from

Re: [Gmail-Users] password recovery not working

2013-11-22 Thread bill hansen
be a huge problem, because there are many dozens of important things archived there (and there's no way to back them up, or none I know of). Thanks - Bill Hansen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Gmail-Users group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: [Gmail-Users] New Compose - another gripe

2013-08-18 Thread bill hansen
Michael - Thanks - that works perfectly! It is a little different, but it's easy. It also allows me to insert a scalable image once again. Bill On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Michael Methot majjm1...@gmail.comwrote: Bill, Hold shift while clicking the pop so called Full Screen arrows to

Re: [Gmail-Users] Watch out for this gotcha when using Gmail to backup emails (as an archive)

2013-07-19 Thread bill hansen
I use the Archived Mail, with several sub-categories and sub-sub categories, to back up important mail. I guess if I ever lose my Gmail account and am unable to recover it, I'll be out of luck - but for the time being, the Archived Mail is working well. On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:03 PM, Kenneth

Re: [Gmail-Users] Gmail still not sending to groups

2013-06-24 Thread bill hansen
Andy - Both things have happened. Usually, nobody but me gets the group email. But twice during the present class cycle, a couple of people have received it. I'm sure the emails are correct, because class members get the individual emails, and I copy the addresses for those right off the group

Re: [Gmail-Users] Gmail still not sending to groups

2013-06-24 Thread bill hansen
the one from which you're sending the email works. I think you said once that you include your wife on these emails. Perhaps put her address in the To: field. Or else try another email address belonging to you. Kenneth On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 5:25 PM, bill hansen billhansen2

Re: [Gmail-Users] group emails not going through

2013-06-08 Thread bill hansen
copy, and I got my copy, in our regular InBoxes, hers in AOL mail and mine in Gmail. Any suggestions on how I might do better on this group email thing? Seems like a severe limitation to Gmail, when most other email clients make group emails quite easy. BIll Hansen -- You received

Re: [Gmail-Users] New compose box

2013-03-16 Thread bill hansen
Zack - What pop-out box? I don't see one in the Reply area (such as the area I'm typing in now) of my Gmail. If you can tell me where that magical pop-out box is, my problem with Reply in Gmail will be solved. Thanks! On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Zack (Doc) z...@tnan.net wrote: I'm lost.

Re: [Gmail-Users] New compose box

2013-03-16 Thread bill hansen
the reply arrow. I had to look for it myself, as the reply window is wide enough for me. On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 7:52 AM, bill hansen billhansen2...@gmail.comwrote: Zack - What pop-out box? I don't see one in the Reply area (such as the area I'm typing in now) of my Gmail. If you can tell

Re: [Gmail-Users] New compose box

2013-03-16 Thread bill hansen
Thanks Marko - The pop-out reply lets me see the entire Reply window, so there will be no more blind typing odf corrections. I do like keyboard shortcuts in general, so I'll keep the ones you sent, and memorize them. On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Marko Vukovic marko.vuko...@gmail.comwrote:

Re: [Gmail-Users] Reply text box jumps up, unreadable

2013-03-14 Thread bill hansen
doesn't help; it moves the email back up to the original letter to which I'm replying. How do I avoid this, or correct it without too many cumbersome keystrokes? There has to be an easy solution, or there would be dozens of posts to the group (and to Google) about it. Thanks - Bill Hansen