看板(Kanban board)是组织工作的绝佳方式之一。它可以帮助您可视化您的工作流程、优化您的工作并在一个地方跟踪所有重要任务。今天的大多数企业都使用在线看板(Kanban boards)，如Asana、Trello和许多其他应用程序来进行任务管理。这些应用程序创建了一个可视板，可让您快速概览待办事项、您当前正在处理的任务以及已完成的任务。
有没有想过是否可以在Gmail中使用(Gmail)看板(Kanban)布局来整理凌乱的收件箱？好吧，很少有生产力应用程序可以将您的Gmail转变为看板(Kanban)工作区。Sortd就是这样一款应用程序，可帮助您通过简单的拖放工作区轻松组织收件箱。
使用Sortd整理您的Gmail 收件箱(Gmail Inbox)
当您的收件箱中有数十封电子邮件并且您正在努力确定哪些电子邮件需要立即采取行动时，此扩展程序会派上用场。它通过在收件箱中添加看板来帮助清理收件箱并组织它们。您可以选择保留重要的电子邮件，并通过简单的拖放操作丢弃不再需要的电子邮件。Sortd 将您的收件箱转换为任务管理列表，并使您能够直观地映射您的工作流程。在本文中，我们将解释如何将用于Google Chrome的(Google Chrome)Sortd浏览器扩展与 Gmail 一起使用。
如何在Chrome上安装和使用(Chrome)Sortd Gmail插件
Sortd是一个Chrome扩展程序，可为您的(Chrome)Gmail添加新的视觉风格。它创建了一个类似 Trello 的多列表布局，其中包含多个列，可帮助您在单个工作区中组织电子邮件和任务。要创建自己的列表，只需将电子邮件拖放到列表中即可确定任务的优先级。您还可以重命名列列表，以便该工具按照您的工作方式工作。
尽管Gmail有一个内置框架可以将您的电子邮件组织成已加星标、重要(Important)、促销和其他电子邮件类别，但此列表在一段时间内可能会变得太长且混乱。掌握所有这些长长的电子邮件列表可能很困难。为了克服这个困难，您可以将收件箱转换为Gmail中的(Gmail)看板(Kanban)列表，这样您就可以在一个工作区中跟踪所有重要的电子邮件。
您可以将以任务为中心的电子邮件拖到待办事项列列表中，或者您可以简单地创建一个名为“跟进(Follow)”的列，然后将电子邮件拖到该列中以快速浏览您必须工作的内容。排序(Sortd)应用程序允许您重命名特定于您的工作的任务管理列表，例如待办事项、跟进(Follow)、进行中、个人(Personal)或已完成。您还可以将任务标记为已归档、已完成、已关闭，甚至可以用颜色突出显示重要的电子邮件。Sortd可帮助您将重要的电子邮件合并到一个任务中，并让您轻松地将新电子邮件添加到任何任务板。按照以下步骤在(Follow)Gmail中创建您自己的类似 Trello 的看板。
为Gmail(Gmail)安装Sortd智能皮肤Chrome扩展后，启动您的Gmail并允许Sortd访问您的Gmail帐户。您的Gmail可以选择以排序模式(Sortd mode)或Gmail 模式(Gmail mode)打开。在排序(Sortd)模式下，Gmail在新的(Gmail)排序(Sortd)仪表板中打开页面。
您的收件箱显示在窗口的左侧。从收件箱中选择(Select)一封电子邮件，将其拖放到任务板中的相应列表中，将它们变成看板(Kanban)卡。此外，它还允许您拖动列表中的电子邮件来确定任务的优先级。
(Create)通过从标题旁边的向下箭头的下拉菜单中选择选项添加列表，为您的工作(Add a List)创建列。您可以创建一个标题为“待办事项” (“To Do” )的列，以添加需要您立即采取行动的电子邮件。同样，您可以创建另一个标题为“跟进”(“Follow up”)的列，以列出需要在几天内处理的电子邮件。您可以通过双击电子邮件来更改电子邮件的主题并添加必须处理的日期。当给定日期到来时，只需将电子邮件拖放到您的待办事项列列表中。创建一个标题为“完成”(“Done”)的列以删除所有已完成的任务。
您可以通过从Title(Title)旁边的向下箭头的下拉菜单中选择Rename List选项来重命名列。您可以将列表重命名为 Today、Later、Completed、Quarter 或任何对您的工作更有意义的标题。
您还可以将任务列表与Gmail列表一起添加到该列。 单击(Click)列底部的 + 图标以创建任务。
列表中的电子邮件旁边有一个复选标记，可以选择存档、完成或关闭任务和电子邮件。您可以在需要时对任务进行更改，并将任务标记为已完成、已解除、在列表的注释部分添加注释或简单地用颜色突出显示重要任务。
双击列表中的任务或电子邮件以添加注释。
要删除整个列表，只需选择标题栏上的向下箭头按钮，然后从下拉菜单中单击选项删除此列表。(Delete this List)
Sortd允许您按提醒日期安排电子邮件和任务。单击(Click)日期视图(Date view)将您的列表重新排列为今天(Today)、明天(Tomorrow)和很快(Soon)的顺序。
Sortd是清理收件箱的终极解决方案。您可以根据需要在标准Gmail视图和排序(Sortd)视图之间切换。
您可以从chrome.google.com下载并安装用于Gmail的(Gmail)Sortd smart skin Chrome扩展程序。基本计划永远免费。
How to install and use Sortd Gmail add-on on Chrome
Kanban board is one of the incredible ways of organizing your work. It helps you to visualize your workflow, optimize your work and keep track of all the important tasks in a single place. Most of the businesses today use online Kanban boards like Asana, Trello, and many other apps for task management. These apps create a visual board which gives you a quick overview of the To Do tasks, the tasks which you are currently working and the tasks which is already completed.
Ever wondered if you could use Kanban layouts in Gmail to organize your messy inbox? Well, there are few productivity apps that would transform your Gmail into a Kanban workspace. Sortd is one such app that helps you to easily organize your inbox with a simple drag and drop workspace.
Organize your Gmail Inbox with Sortd
This extension comes in handy when you have dozens of emails in your inbox and you are struggling in prioritizing on which email needs immediate action. It helps to clean up your inbox and organize them by adding a kanban board to your inbox. You can choose to keep the important emails and discard the emails which are no longer needed with a simple drag and drop. Sortd transforms your inbox into task management lists and enables you to visually map your workflow. In this article, we explain how to use Sortd browser extension for Google Chrome, with Gmail.
How to install & use Sortd Gmail add-on on Chrome
Sortd is a Chrome extension that adds a new visual style to your Gmail. It creates a multi-list Trello-like layout with multiple columns that helps you to organize emails and tasks in a single workspace. To create your own list, simply drag and drop emails into a list to prioritize your task. You can also rename the column list so that the tool works the way you work.
Although Gmail has an inbuilt framework to organize your emails into starred, Important, promotional and other email categories, this list can get too long and messy over a period of time. Staying on top of all those long lists of emails can be difficult. To overcome this difficulty you can convert your inbox into Kanban list within Gmail so that you can track all the important emails into a single workspace.
You can drag task-focused emails into To Do column list or you can simply create a column named Follow up and drag the emails into this column to have a quick glance on what you have to work. Sortd app allows you to rename the task management list specific to your work like To Do, Follow up, In progress, Personal or completed. You can also mark the task as archived, completed, dismissed and even highlight important emails with color. Sortd helps you to combine important emails into a single task and lets you easily add new emails to any task board. Follow the below steps to create your own Trello-like boards in Gmail.
Once you have installed the Sortd smart skin Chrome extension for Gmail, launch your Gmail and allow Sortd to access your Gmail account. Your Gmail has an option to open in either Sortd mode or Gmail mode. In Sortd mode, the Gmail opens the page in a new Sortd dashboard.
Your inbox is displayed on the left side of the window. Select an email from the inbox, drag and drop it into the appropriate list in the task board to turn them into Kanban cards. Additionally, it lets you drag the emails within the list to prioritize the task.
Create columns for your work by selecting an option Add a List from the drop-down menu at the down arrow beside the title. You can create a column titled “To Do” to add emails that needs your action immediately. Similarly, you can create another column titled “Follow up” to list an email that needs to be addressed in a couple of days. You can change the subject of the email and add the date when you have to work on it by double tapping on the email. When the given date comes, simply drag and drop the email to your To Do column list. Create a column titled “Done” to drop all the tasks that are finished.
You can rename column by selecting the option Rename List from the drop menu at the down arrow beside the Title. You can rename a list as Today, Later, completed, quarterly or any title that makes more sense to your work.
You can also add tasks list to the column along with the Gmail list. Click on the + icon at the bottom of the column to create tasks.
The emails in the list have a checkmark beside them with the option to archive, finish or dismiss the task and email. You can make changes to the tasks as and when needed, and mark the tasks as completed, dismissed, add notes in the notes section of the list or simply highlight the important tasks with color.
Double tap the task or email in the list to add notes.
To delete the entire list simply select the down arrow button on the title bar and click the option Delete this List from the drop-down menu.
Sortd allows you to arrange emails and tasks by reminder dates. Click on the Date view to rearrange your lists into Today, Tomorrow and Soon order.
Sortd is the ultimate solution to clean up your inbox. You can switch between the standard Gmail view and Sortd view as when required.
You can download and install Sortd smart skin Chrome extension for Gmail from chrome.google.com. The basic plan is free forever.
