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Inbox basics

Invite your team to join you in Front! Set up your team inboxes and workflows to get everyone off on the right foot.

Trial Quickstart Guide
Welcome to Front! If you are thinking about signing up to trial Front, or already have, here's the guide to getting started! 1️⃣ What is Front? Front is the shared inbox for teams that unifies all…
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Using Front Chat
Front Chat is the simplest way for teams to manage live chat in Front. With the Front Chat application installed on your website, messages from your site visitors appear instantly in Front for…
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Adding and using team inboxes
Overview A team inbox is an organizational space where you can categorize or sort conversations. Team inboxes can be created with or without channels in them (Email, Twitter, SMS, etc).…
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How to import your email inbox history
When you connect a Gmail account as a team inbox or individual inbox in Front, the most recent 50,000 messages will be imported automatically. For Office 365 channels, 10,…
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Understanding team inboxes
Front allows your team to manage shared inboxes more effectively. For addresses similar to support@company.com or info@company.com , multiple teammates can collaborate on replies and, ultimately,…
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How to leverage email aliases alongside your core email address
For some of you, having a separation between your internal emails and customer-facing emails is important. Here is how you can use email aliases alongside your core email address,…
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Understanding channels
Front isn't just for email. It allows you to manage all external communication in one place. Whether that's via web chats, SMS messages, Facebook Messenger, email, and more.…
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Archive sync between Front and Gmail/Office365
If you connect your Gmail or Office365 account in Front and utilize both tools alongside one another, you might experience a situation where you archive or delete a conversation within Front,…
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Plan your inbox structure
Before you create your first team inbox, it’s important to think about how you want them to work. Front’s very flexible, so you should build out the structure and workflow that suits your team.…
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How to choose between creating a Google Group or a Gmail user account
If you're using Google Apps and want to add a new shared inbox in Front, you have two options listed below and benefits of each. Option 1 Add a real user account.…
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How to convert a shared inbox to an individual inbox (or vice versa)
Both converting a shared inbox to an individual inbox and converting an individual inbox to a shared inbox is possible. You can simply delete the inbox and re-add it as individual or shared inbox,…
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Front supports MMS
Front does support MMS (multimedia messaging service). Any Twilio number added as a shared inbox in Front can both send and receive short messages including multimedia attachments, like photos.…
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Coming from Gmail?
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How to prioritize work in Front
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Coming from Outlook?
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How to remove a channel or delete an inbox
Overview When managing team or individual inboxes, you may need to delete inboxes or remove channels. Let's first understand the difference between the two:…
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Inbox basics

Trial Quickstart Guide

Using Front Chat

Adding and using team inboxes

How to import your email inbox history

Understanding team inboxes

How to leverage email aliases alongside your core email address

Understanding channels

Archive sync between Front and Gmail/Office365

Plan your inbox structure

How to choose between creating a Google Group or a Gmail user account

How to convert a shared inbox to an individual inbox (or vice versa)

Front supports MMS

Coming from Gmail?

How to prioritize work in Front

Coming from Outlook?

How to remove a channel or delete an inbox

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