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How to use Groups in Proton Mail
Learn how to use Groups in Proton Mail to create end-to-end encrypted mailing or distribution lists.
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How to snooze emails in Proton Mail
With Proton Mail, you can snooze your emails and be reminded about them at a more convenient time.
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How to use the side panel to quickly access Proton web apps
Use the side panel to quickly access other Proton apps from the Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, and Proton Drive web apps.
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How to enable beta access on the Proton Mail web app
Get early access to new Proton Mail features and help our team improve them by enabling beta access.
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How to use email forwarding
With email forwarding, you can automatically forward emails sent to your Proton Mail account to any email address.
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How to search your Proton Mail messages
Search the contents of your emails while keeping your messages private with Proton Mail’s advanced encrypted search.
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How to use email filters
With Proton Mail, you can use custom filters to automate recurring actions and organize your inbox. This article teaches you how.
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Using folders and labels
How to create and apply Labels in Proton Mail for web and in Proton Mail
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Auto-delete unwanted messages in Proton Mail
You can set Proton Mail to automatically delete messages in your trash and spam folders after 30 days. Learn how.
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Search message content in Proton Mail
Learn how to search the content of your encrypted emails without ever giving Proton Mail access to your messages.
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Advanced Search Syntax
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Sieve filter (advanced custom filters)
Proton Mail offers the ability to automatically filter emails by assigning tags or sorting them into folders using the Sieve programming language. This article will introduce you to Sieve and explain how to write your own Sieve filters.
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Loading images in Proton Mail
Proton Mail doesn't load images in your emails by default to protect you from “spy pixels”. Learn how to enable automatic loading of images.
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How to check email headers in Proton Mail
Email headers contain information about your messages. Here’s a step-by-step guide to read and download your email headers in Proton Mail.
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How to enable or disable conversation view
Conversation view groups messages from the same conversation in your inbox so they're easy to follow. Learn how to enable or disable it.
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How to report phishing scams to Proton Mail’s security team
Phishing scams are one of the most common ways for hackers to gain access to your online accounts. Report phishing scams to Proton Mail.
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How to check encryption status using lock icons
All messages in Proton Mail show a lock icon that tells you their encryption status. In this article, we explain what these locks mean.
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How to block email stalkers
Learn how to completely block unwanted email from cyberstalkers on Proton Mail with block sender or advanced sieve filters.
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Link confirmation
Proton Mail offers a link confirmation feature on all devices. The feature is enabled by default, but you can turn it off and on in Settings.
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How to block unwanted emails in Proton Mail
If you’re receiving unwanted emails in your inbox, you can easily block the sender using the Proton Mail web or iOS app.
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Enhanced tracking protection
Proton Mail can block spy pixels and tracking links so you can view the full content of your emails without being tracked.
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What does Proton Mail’s warning about domain authentication failure mean?
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Homograph attacks
Homograph attacks are a kind of phishing attack in which trusted links are replaced with similar-looking malicious ones. Proton Mail helps users defend against homograph attacks via the link confirmation feature.
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Spam, block, and allow lists
Learn how Proton Mail spam filters work and how to add and remove senders from your spam, block, and allow lists.
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How to open Password-protected Emails in Proton Mail
Learn how to open and reply to a Proton Mail Password-protected Email — secure email you can send to non-Proton Mail addresses.
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Email bomb mitigation
A mail bomb is the sending of a massive amount of e-mail to a specific address or system. An increasingly common form of a mail bomb attack consists of bombarding the user mailbox with signup confirmation emails. Proton Mail offers an option to limit this with sieve filters.
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How to avoid receiving spam
Spam is one of the worst aspects of email. Learn tips and tricks on how to identify, avoid, and deal with incoming spam.
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Embedded Images
Proton Mail supports encrypted embedded images, allowing you to insert images directly into the body of a message alongside the text.
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How to unsubscribe from newsletters
Learn how to easily unsubscribe from mailing lists by using Proton Mail's unsubscribe button in the email header.
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How to set Proton Mail as the default email handler in your browser
Learn how to set Proton Mail as your default email handler in popular desktop browsers.
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How to create a Proton Mail shortcut on your desktop
Learn how to create desktop shortcut of the Proton Mail web application and access your account with one click.
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How to enable dark mode in Proton web apps
You can change to a darker theme in Proton web apps to suit your preferences and accessibility needs. Learn how.
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Keyboard shortcuts for Proton Mail
Keyboard shortcuts can be used in the Proton Mail mailbox. Learn how to use hotkeys with Proton Mail.
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How to view moved messages in your Sent and Draft folders
This article shows you how to view messages in your Sent and Draft folders in your Proton Mail account.
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Composing emails in normal mode or plain text mode
Proton Mail allows you to write your emails in Normal mode or Plain text mode and write in languages written from right to left. Learn how.
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Email composer
Learn about Proton Mail’s composer layout, and how you can change it, and how to choose which is the default one for your account.
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How to change the layout of your inbox
Proton Mail allows you to change the appearance of your inbox and email composer. Learn how to customize your inbox.
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How to change themes and customize the look and feel of Proton web apps
You can change themes and customize Proton web apps to suit your preferences and accessibility needs. Learn how.
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Update your default sending address on mobile
Send from different Proton Mail addresses within the Android and iOS applications
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Printing an email
You can print messages from your Proton Mail account. Open the message you want to print, click on the More button located on the right side, and select Print. A new tab displaying the whole message and a pop-up window with the print settings will open.
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Notification emails
Proton Mail can send notification emails to any email address you choose to alert you that messages have arrived in your Proton Mail inbox.
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What does “Official” in Proton Mail emails mean?
The “Official” badge next to the sender’s address in Proton Mail emails verifies that the email is a genuine message from Proton.
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Desktop notifications
Proton Mail now allows you to receive desktop notifications while you are logged in to your Proton Mail account. Learn how to enable your desktop notifications.
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Notifications
Waiting for an important email? Notifications allow you to ensure you stay on top of your Proton Mail inbox without constant monitoring of your account.
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Proton Mail message expiration
Proton Mail allows you to set a time for encrypted messages to expire (automatically delete themselves). Learn how.
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How to check encryption status using lock icons
All messages in Proton Mail show a lock icon that tells you their encryption status. In this article, we explain what these locks mean.
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How to set up an automatic reply
Here's how to set up an Out of Office or Vacation automatic response to all or some of your emails in Proton Mail using our auto reply feature.
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How to use Undo Send
If you want to recall an email after you click Send in Proton Mail, you can use the Undo Send feature to retrieve your message.
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How to set the default font and font size in the composer window
In addition to formatting text in the composer window using the formatting ribbon, you can specify a default font and font size.
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How to use PGP with Proton Mail
Learn how to use PGP so you can encrypt your email communications when communicating with contacts who don't use Proton Mail.
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How to schedule emails in Proton Mail (Schedule send)
Proton Mail lets you schedule emails to be sent at a later time. Just follow these steps.
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Attachment reminders
Proton Mail's attachment reminders prevent you from accidentally sending emails to your recipient without including the mentioned attachments.
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How to send an encrypted email
Learn more about email encryption and the easiest way to send a secure email using Proton Mail.
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Can non-Proton Mail users respond to encrypted messages?
If you're on Proton Mail, learn how non-Proton Mail users can receive password-protected messages from you and reply securely.
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Encrypting attachments
Read about how Proton Mail handles the attachments, and what happens when you send and receive attachments form Proton Mail and non-Proton Mail contacts
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Attachment and email size limits
You can attach multiple files to an email in Proton Mail by clicking the Attachment button or dragging and dropping a file into the email composer.
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Why are my files larger on Proton Mail than on my device?
Learn why your attachments on Proton Mail appear larger in your email than on your device.