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The Google spam filter can at times mark good emails as spam. It is a good idea for users to regularly check the contents of their spam folder to see if it contains important emails. If you want to prevent emails from a particular domain (e.g. the school domain @bisphuket.ac.th) ever being placed in spam then follow the steps to create a filter that will do this. Open GMail and go to Settings (from the  drop down menu under the "cog" icon. Select the Filter tab Enter the domain in the FROM box CRITICAL if your email is also in the domain then add -youremail (there is a minus sign before your email address, which removes it from the search, otherwise every mail you send will also appear in the Inbox) Click "Create Filter" Select the option "Never send it to Spam" Click create filter Those emails should now never go to spam, but remember those from other users may still be placed in the Spam folder so continue to regularly check that fold...

There are easy to use Task lists integrated into Google Applications, they can be easily accessed from both GMail and Google Calendar. For more information   https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/106237?hl=en One useful shortcut when reading an email (in GMail) press Shift + T and that message will automatically be added as a task on your default task list

Google have updated their google for education training site.  This site will take you from beginner to advanced in no time at all. Here is the link https://www.google.com/edu/training/get-trained/ You can also apply to be a google certified educator and trainer if you wish to improve your CV.

All users of BISP should add a signature to their school accounts (@bisphuket.ac.th) in the following format: Line 1*: preferred sign off followed by a blank line Line 2 (normal font): User's  full name, where appropriate a nickname may be included in brackets. Line 3 (italic font): User's job title, where appropriate an extension number may be added in brackets. *Users are welcome to use a sign off of their choice e.g. best regards, yours sincerely,... Example: Best regards, Nigel Wheeler ICT Director It is important that italics are used in the second line, to ensure this it is best to copy and paste the text into  the signature space. Note: The school footer information is then added to ALL emails sent to external email addresses. This does not appear on the copy stored in sent. British International School, Phuket 59 Moo 2 Thepkrasattri Road, T. Koh Kaew A. Muang, Phuket 83000, Thailand tel +66 (0) 7633 555 |  fax +66 (0...

Google Language Settings If you open your Gmail (or school email) and the language is in Thai, you will need to change the language settings for your account to English. This is a simple procedure, but a challenge for non-Thai speakers as all the menus will be in Thai. Language is a user controlled setting, the video below shows you how to change the setting: Click on your Avatar or picture in the top right corner Click on the left hand link under your email address (to go to account) Select the third tab (language settings) Change the top box to English Click in the pop-up to reload Screen should now be in English and you can select the appropriate regional variant of English. At this point I recommend you log out of Google and restart your browser to check that the setting has fully changed. The video (which has no sound) below shows those steps Alternative approach follow these instructions from Google  https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6...