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Create Inbox items via email

You can generate items in your Nirvana Inbox by sending an email to the mailbox assigned to your account. Here's how:

Find your personal Inbox address​

Desktop/Web:​

  1. Press keyboard shortcut H (or go to your Settings and select Getting Started from the drop-down menu).
  2. Look under Email to Inbox in the panel that appears.

Mobile:​

Access through your account settings to find your personal email address.

Try your personal Inbox address​

  1. Click the linked email address from the previous step to create a test email using your mail application.
  2. Send it and you'll notice that the subject of the email becomes the task name, while the contents become the notes.
Important

Remember that you can send text information to your Inbox, but images and other files will be stripped.

Forward and BCC emails to Nirvana​

Forward emails​

If you want someone to be able to generate tasks in your Nirvana Inbox, you can set up a rule to forward certain types of email to your personal Inbox address. This will give others the ability to send you a task without giving them your private Nirvana address.

BCC for task creation​

If you want to send a task to your Inbox when emailing others, you can send a blind carbon copy (BCC) to your personal Inbox address.

Keep it private

Remember to keep your personal Nirvana Inbox address private. It can't be changed and anyone who knows it has the power to add tasks to your Nirvana Inbox.

Common use cases​

  • Meeting follow-ups: BCC your Nirvana address when sending meeting summaries to create follow-up tasks
  • Customer requests: Forward important customer emails to create actionable items
  • Ideas on the go: Email yourself quick thoughts when you're away from the app
  • Team collaboration: Have team members email specific requests to your task inbox