JANUARY 2022 PCWorld 111you’d rather not answer, when it really works
best as a kind of reminder that lives in your
inbox. Once you think of snoozing that way,
the possibilities open up.
SNOOZE BASICS
On the web versions of Gmail or Outlook,
snoozing is easy: Just look for the analog
clock icon. You’ll find it above any individual
email while reading it, or atop your inbox
while selecting any message. You can also
right-click any message and select Snooze in
the pop-up menu, or hover over any
message in Gmail to find the Snooze icon on
the right side. Gmail also has a keyboard
shortcut for Snooze: Press the B key while
viewing any message.
On your phone, it’s a bit trickier. In both
Gmail and Outlook, you’ll find the Snooze
option by clicking the ellipsis (...) in the
top-right corner of
any message. You
can also head to
Settings > Swipe
Actions/Options to
set up snoozing by
swiping on any
message in your
inbox.
What if you’re
not using Gmail or
Outlook? With
other providers,
such as Apple Mail,
Yahoo, or AOL, you’ll have to use a third-party
email app that supports snoozing. I like Spark
(fave.co/ 3pgaQ7P), Newton (fave.
co/3phE1HU), and Microsoft’s Outlook app
(fave.co/3sDWm43), which, despite the
name, supports other email providers besides
Outlook. Conversely, Apple’s iOS Mail app
doesn’t support snoozing even if you use
Gmail or Outlook as your mail provider, so
you’ll have to use a different app with your mail
provider to take advantage of this feature.HOW TO USE SNOOZE
Now that we’ve covered the basics of
snoozing, it’s time to get creative with how
we use it.
Personally, I’m not a fan of using snooze
just for procrastination purposes. With most
emails, it’s better to take decisive action—
even if that action involves banishing theHover over any message in your Gmail inbox to bring up the snooze button.