Category: GAM

  • Deleting accidental or dangerous emails in Google Workspace

    As Google Workspace admins, sometimes, we are asked to delete emails from other users accounts when the messages are sent in error or contain malware/phishing/etc. This is not something we do lightly and should only be done in the most extreme cases. If the message went outside your Google Workspace domain, there is almost nothing…

  • Onboarding new users with GAM with an assist from CloudHQ

    When someone is hired at my school, our HR system sends tech support an automated message with some basic information (first name, last name, start date, personal email address, job title, supervisor, etc.). Unfortunately, this isn’t formatted the best and I used to copy/paste the information from this email into an onboarding Google Sheet I…

  • GAM, Google Sheets & Calendars

    While web interfaces make things easier, it is often much faster to do things on the command line, especially if you are trying to make changes in bulk.  My school recently added Google Calendars for all our sports teams. One trick to make this easier is to use Google Sheets (or Excel) to convert spreadsheet…