Boomerang's new feature: Respondable

I love Boomerang. It changed my Gmail life.

For the uninitiated, the Boomerang app gives you the power to send away those not-ready-for-inbox emails while scheduling their timely return. Like a...hmm...boomerang!

You can also use Boomerang to delay the sending of composed emails. The middle of the night might be your ideal work time but it is not the time to email a student. Schedule your overnight email to be sent at 8am.

Boomerang just added an email quality control feature called Respondable:

Touted as AI (artificial intelligence), this feature evaluates the basics of a good email:

subject word count
word count
question count
reading level

Appearing on the right side of your Gmail screen, Respondable rates the likelihood that your email will receive a response.

Having tried it out, I have to say it helped me send an efficient, effective email. Of course, I haven't heard back yet. :P

Comments

Who is emailing me? The Blue Man Group??? (Add an image to your Google account.)

WHY It is always nice to put a face with a name. Sometimes we need a tiny little reminder of what someone looks like because we don't see them very often. Follow these steps to add/change the image associated with your Google account. HOW Open your email. Click your image. It might just be a blue circle if you have not added something already. Click Change . Find an image you like. Your amazing new image will appear. From now on everyone can put a name to a face!

Annotate PDF? How might I do that?

So I have a PDF and I need to edit it. Here is one method that works pretty well for me. Open Word. Click File . 1. Click Open . 2. Click Browse . 3. Find the PDF you want to annotate. 4. Click Open . Click OK when you see this box. Bam! Your PDF now opens in Word. Note: you maybe have to click Enable Editing at the top of the screen. Finished editing and want to turn it back into a PDF? Click File . 1. Click Save As . 2. Click This PC . 3. Pick a location. I usually save things to my desktop. 4. Click Save as type - and choose PDF. 5. Click Save .

Embed an audio clip into a Google Form!

Are you looking to embed an audio clip into a Google Form? Below you will find a list of things you will need ready and a video to walk you through the process. Needed: A single PowerPoint slide. Movie Maker. (Already on your computer.) A Google Form. Watch this video for the steps to follow.

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