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Homepage copy feedback
Your instructions
Turn this email into a doc titled Homepage copy feedback.
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Create a doc from this email
Homepage copy feedback
You receive a confirmation email once complete, with an undo button that works for 24 hours.
Setup in 30 seconds.
How it works
Forward the email to your ForwardThis address with some simple instructions, like "turn this email into a doc titled Homepage copy feedback".
The email becomes a Google Doc with the title from your instructions, or is added to the end of an existing doc instead.
You receive a confirmation email containing a link to the new doc, plus an undo button if something doesn't look right.
What is ForwardThis?
ForwardThis is an AI email assistant that turns email into action in 144+ of the apps you use every day.
Works with any email
Compatible with any personal or professional email provider. Gmail, Outlook and more.
144+ apps
Works across the apps you already use, with more added every month.
Setup in seconds
Nothing to install and no workflows to build. Sign up, forward an email, and it runs.
Secure & private
ForwardThis only acts on the emails you send it, and the email is deleted within 24 hours of the work being done.
Try it with a real email.
Forward any email to the address below to see what ForwardThis can do. No signup required.
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FAQs
- How do I save an email to Google Docs?
- Forward it to your ForwardThis address with some simple instructions, like "turn this email into a doc titled Homepage copy feedback". ForwardThis creates the doc and replies with a link. The first time, you will need a free ForwardThis account with Google Docs connected. It takes about 30 seconds.
- What goes into the doc?
- The email's text becomes the body of the doc, under the title you give it. If you only want part of the email, say which part in your instructions.
- Can it add the email to an existing doc instead?
- Yes. Name the doc in your instructions and the text is appended to the end, or ask for a comment to leave it on the doc as one instead.
- Can Gmail turn an email into a Google Doc automatically?
- No. Gmail has no built-in way to save an email as a Google Doc; you would copy and paste it yourself. ForwardThis can: forward the email, and the doc is created for you.
- What about attachments?
- An attached PDF or Word file is not converted into a doc. ForwardThis works with the email's own text; if you want attachments filed, save them to Google Drive instead.
- Does it work with Outlook and other email apps?
- Yes. ForwardThis works with any email provider: Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail and everything else. If it can forward an email, it works.
- What happens to my email afterwards?
- It gets deleted. ForwardThis holds your email briefly in case you press undo, then removes it completely. Nothing is stored long term.