Bcc and/or Cc emails in Gmail is a part of your daily routine? Then here is a very simple and useful Chrome extension that can make this process a lot easier for you. The name of this extension is “Auto BCC for Gmail“. It automatically blind carbon copy (Bcc) and carbon copy (Cc) Gmail emails using the custom rules set by you.
Creating a rule is also very easy. You can set when an email is sent from your Gmail address to specified people, then automatically Bcc email to recipient added by you. Only one Bcc or Cc can be added per rule, but not to worry. You can create multiple rules and all those rules will work based on the criteria set by you. You can also edit as well as delete any rule as per your need.
This extension provides a button in Compose Mail window in Gmail, just next to Send button. Using that button you can configure rules to automatically Bcc and Cc Gmail emails. You can see the same in the screenshot visible below. There is “Auto Copy” button using which you can open rules pop-up and then create rules, see created rules, edit, and delete rules.
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Now that you are familiar with this Chrome extension, let’s see how to you this extension.
Using This Chrome Extension To Automatically Bcc and Cc Emails in Gmail:
This extension requires a free cloudHQ account so that you can use it without any issue. If you don’t have any account yet, then you need to create it. Now let’s see steps to use this extension.
1). Homepage link of this extension is given at the end of this review. Use that link and install the extension. Once it is installed, open Gmail and you will notice a new “Auto Copy” button right next to the “Refresh” button, as shown below.
2). Click on the “Auto Copy” button and then login to your cloudHQ account. Authorize the extension to access your Gmail account. Once done, you will see the dialog box or pop-up to create your very first rule to auto add Cc and Bcc.
3). Click on the “Add New Rule” button and then specify parameters to create these 2 types of rules:
- Automatically Bcc or Cc when an email is sent to everyone except the specified email addresses. In this rule, you can add email addresses in the exclusion list and then enter email address in Bcc/Cc. After that, when you compose an email and send emails to everyone, except the excluded emails, then that particular email is automatically Bcc to the specified email address.
- Automatically Cc or Bcc email when an email is sent to only the specified email addresses. In this rule, you need to enter email addresses and select Bcc or Cc option. After that, select the email address for Bcc or Cc. Now when you sen an email to all those specified email addresses, then that email is Bcc or Cc to the email address specified by you.
Create any of these rules and use “Save Rule” button to save the rule. You can then continue to add more rules (unlimited) based on your preferences.
From now on, whenever you will send an email from Gmail, this Chrome extension will auto add Cc and Bcc based on your rules.
In this way, you can create an unlimited number of rules to automatically add Cc and Bcc to Gmail emails using Auto BCC for Gmail Chrome extension. The only limitation is that you can add one email as Bcc or Cc per rule. So, when there is a huge list for Bcc and Cc, then you will have to spend some time in creating the rules. Still, the best part is that you have to create a rule only one time and then it will remain forever until you manually delete it. So it is a pretty useful extension that will save your precious time when you have to Bcc or Cc emails in Gmail. Try it.
