Welcome to our guides page! Here you'll find a collection of resources to help you set up Yawn and customize it to your preferences. If you have any questions or need additional assistance, feel free to reach out to us at hello@yawn.email and we'll be happy to help.
Setting up Yawn to receive your low-priority email involves a few simple steps:
If you haven't already, sign up for a Yawn account. During the signup process,
you'll receive your personal username@into.yawn.email
address. This is your dedicated Yawn
email address that you'll use for all low-priority communications.
Yawn works best for managing:
For each newsletter or service that sends you low-priority emails, update your subscription to use your Yawn email address. You can do this by:
Log in to your Yawn dashboard to configure:
You can find these settings in the "Account" and "Customization" tabs of your dashboard.
For even more control, you can create manual classifications for specific senders:
Once set up, Yawn will:
You can always access your dashboard to view statistics, adjust settings, or see email events. Original emails are stored for 7 days in your Events tab should you need to reference or download them.
Forwarding your Gmail messages to Yawn is straightforward, but it does require some configuration on the Gmail side. Here's how to set up forwarding for your emails:
If you want to selectively forward certain types of emails to Yawn while keeping others in your main inbox, you can create Gmail filters:
username@into.yawn.email
)
from the dropdown. If your Yawn address doesn't appear in the dropdown, you'll need to add it first (see "Add Forwarding Address" section below).
If you want to forward all incoming emails to Yawn:
Before you can forward emails to Yawn, you need to add your Yawn address as an approved forwarding address in Gmail:
username@into.yawn.email
).For the best experience with Yawn and Gmail forwarding:
With these Gmail forwarding settings in place, your low-priority emails will flow into Yawn, where they'll be processed according to your preferences and delivered as a concise daily summary.
Customizing Yawn to match your workflow preferences:
Control when and how your email summaries arrive:
Control how Yawn handles urgent emails:
Teach Yawn's AI exactly how you want your emails summarized:
For ultimate control, create rules for specific senders:
Use manual classifications for:
Optimize your overall email strategy:
If you're going on vacation or need a break from email summaries:
As you use Yawn, you'll develop preferences for how you want information presented:
Finding your perfect setup may take a few iterations:
Remember that Yawn is designed to adapt to your needs. Don't hesitate to experiment with different settings until you find the perfect balance that makes your email management effortless and efficient. If you have any questions, feedback or need help with customization, feel free to reach out to us at hello@yawn.email. We're committed to helping you get the most out of Yawn, and to improving the service based on your feedback.
Even with the best email tools, you might occasionally encounter issues. Here's how to troubleshoot common problems with Yawn:
If you're not receiving verification emails from services you've signed up for using your Yawn address:
username@into.yawn.email
address for sign-ups.If your summaries aren't arriving at the expected time:
If you're having trouble setting up email forwarding:
If your manual classifications aren't being applied correctly:
sender@example.com
and sender@mail.example.com
.If your summaries aren't formatted or prioritized the way you want:
If you're having trouble accessing your Yawn account:
If urgent emails aren't being forwarded immediately:
If you've tried the troubleshooting steps above and are still experiencing problems:
Most issues with Yawn can be resolved through these troubleshooting steps. Remember that Yawn is constantly evolving, and your feedback helps us improve the service for everyone.
Yawn's AI is powerful and adaptable, capable of following detailed instructions to create precisely the email summaries you want. This guide helps you craft effective custom instructions to get the most out of Yawn's summarization capabilities.
Yawn uses advanced AI to process and summarize your emails. The AI:
The better your instructions, the more tailored your summaries will be to your specific needs.
Tell the AI exactly what information matters most to you:
Guide how you want information structured:
Help the AI understand what "important" means to you:
Control how verbose or concise you want summaries to be:
The more the AI knows about your situation, the better it can prioritize:
You can create complex rules for how different emails should be handled:
Specify what to minimize or ignore:
Control exactly how information is presented:
The best AI instructions evolve based on your experience with the summaries:
For the most control over your summaries, use both tools together:
By taking the time to craft detailed, specific instructions for Yawn's AI, you're effectively creating a personal assistant that knows exactly how you want your email information presented. The initial investment in creating good instructions pays off with summaries that perfectly match your preferences and workflow needs. Remember that the nature of AI means that each summary will always slightly differ, just as each conversation does when you're talking with the same person.