With it, you can create and manage tasks related to your job (or your personal life, if you’re so inclined).Ĭreating tasks is easy, and you don’t have to open another app to keep track of them. Though it doesn’t exist as a standalone app the way Google Calendar and Google Keep do, Gmail offers a convenient “tasks” icon in the same location as those two aforementioned apps. It’s super convenient for when you want to get your many job responsibilities in order. With Google Keep, you can create lists and sub-lists on whatever you’d like-taking notes on meetings, converting emails to notes, or cross-referencing notes from different meetings or events. Google likes to keep all its apps working well together, so if you’re used to relying on Google Keep to take notes and review information, you’re going to get enormous value here. Google Keep is located in that same handy right-side toolbar as Google Calendar, directly underneath it as a yellow icon. Of course, if you don’t use Google Calendar or don’t like its layout, this may not be a good app for you. If you’re viewing an email, you can click on the stacked ellipses to create a new event based on the content in that email-think of it as an automated way to convert your emails to a calendar event.

You can also use it to open Calendar in its own app, if you prefer that method of viewing your schedule. If you’re currently using Google Calendar to keep track of your meetings and events, you can click this blue button and get a quick view for all your current events. Google Calendar gets a first mention because it’s the first add-on (by default) on the right-hand side of your Gmail desktop app. Let’s start by taking a look at the Gmail tools that are available within Gmail.

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