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09.02.09 How To Print An Entire Email Conversation In Gmail By Dave TaylorI have been figuring out how to work with Google Gmail and it's generally being going well, but I'm wondering if there's any way to save an entire thread of email messages in a file? Plain text would be nice, a PDF would be awesome, but I could handle HTML too, if that's my only option, Dave. Dave's Answer: Well, you can use the "Save As..." feature of your Web browser while you're in Gmail, but that will tend to get you pretty crazy, confusing HTML files that contain the messages in the email thread you desire, and a whole lot more. Instead, there's a snazzy way to accomplish what you desire and, heck, if you're on a Mac, I'll even show you how to save a Gmail mail thread as a nice, neat PDF document. Start by going to the message thread you want to work with. Doesn't really matter if you have all the individual mail displayed or not. It'll look like this: ![]()
What's important is to look to the right of the messages, where you see what I'll call the "threaded"commands:
Choose "Print All" and two things happen rather quickly: first, a new window opens up: ![]() and, on top of it (at least on a Mac), a print dialog shows up: Continue reading this article. About the Author: Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues. Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs. AskDaveTaylor.com http://www.intuitive.com/blog/ |
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