Email is the most common method of communication in the business world, with many billion emails sent and received for work purposes every single day.

Considering just how important email is to us — and how much time we spend using it — it’s important to use it as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Check out these hacks to help in your quest:

  1. Filter your mailautomatically categorize incoming messages
  2. Use keyboard shortcutsfor a list, type ? while in inbox view
  3. Filter your search – use search operators
  4. Customize label menuhide those you seldom use and  always show others
  5. Send “canned emails” –  save yourself from some serious copy-pasting
  6.  Mute conversationsredirect ongoing conversation from your inbox
  7. Unsend emails –  fix your email even after sending
  8. Send big files easily – use document URLs from your Google Drive