Random Gmail Facts & Tricks That'll Change Everything (18 items)

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  (#4) That Period Between Your First and Last Name Doesn't Do Anything

  When it comes to making a Gmail username or sending an email to a Gmail account, don't worry about getting the punctuation right. You can add periods and plus signs to the username and it will still be considered the same address.

  For example, [email protected] is the same as [email protected].
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  (#1) Gmail Users Number Three Times the Entire US Population

  Ever wonder how many people have and use Gmail accounts in the world today? As of May 2015, Gmail users numbered around 900 million. That's three times the population of the United States!
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  (#8) Gmail Was Released on April 1, But Was No Joke

  On the eve of its release, lots of people were skeptical about whether or not Gmail was real. Considering Google had made up hoaxes for the public before, everyone was sure the April 1, 2004, release date was a signal that it was a joke - it obviously wasn't.
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  (#16) Your Real Emails Have a Very Slim Chance of Ending Up in Spam

  Do you ever fear an important email you're waiting for has been sorted into your spam folder on accident? Gmail users don't ever really have to worry about that - only 0.05% of legitimate emails will ever end up in the spam folder.
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  (#17) No Spam Around Here!

  There are still a few people out there (i.e. everyone's mom) who are wary of using email because the horrors of spam are just too great. Luckily, Gmail users have virtually nothing to worry about when it comes to spam. Thanks to excellent filters, only 0.1% the email they will ever receive will be spam mail.
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  (#11) You Can Create and Save Templated Reply Emails

  Whether its over inquisitive parents or redundant work colleagues, most people get stuck reading those annoying emails to which you always give the same response. To free yourself from the frustration of repetition, just enable "Canned Responses" under the "Labs" tab in "Settings" (under the gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen). Then next time you write an email you know you will use again and again, click on the arrow in the lower right corner of the "Compose Message" window to find the "Canned Responses" menu, from which you can create templated messages for future use.

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