When using the Upsales Gmail Chrome extension, you can create an email in Gmail and sync the information to Upsales.

This article covers:

• What happens when you sync
• Activating the Gmail app in Upsales
• Installing the Chrome extension
• Connecting your Gmail account to Upsales
• Using Gmail Mail Sync

What happens when you sync

• Send emails from Upsales using your Gmail account. Sent emails will then appear in your sent folder inside Gmail. Please note: opening a sent email in your Gmail means Upsales registers this an open event.
• Log your emails from Gmail into Upsales (with the Upsales Gmail Chrome extension)
• Track recipient actions. See if they’ve opened or clicked the email in Upsales

• Speed up and scale your prospecting by customizing and sending one email to up to 100 recipients (bounces appear in Gmail, not Upsales)

Activating the Gmail app in Upsales

Complete the following steps:

1. Click your profile picture in the top-right corner of your Upsales screen and select App directory:
   
   
   
   
2. From the Apps list, select Gmail.
3. On the Gmail screen, select Activate:
   
   
   
   
4. Google will ask you to allow Upsales to send emails on your behalf
    
5. Click Allow

You're now ready to use the Gmail app with Upsales.  

Installing the Chrome extension

Want to sync information from emails created in Gmail? Complete the following steps:

1. Go to the Chrome Web Store and select Upsales Gmail Sync.
   
2. Select Add to Chrome.
3. Select Add extension.
4. Check the extension is active – otherwise emails won't sync

Now you need to connect your Gmail account with Upsales. Follow the steps below. 

Connecting your Gmail account to Upsales

The final part of setting up Gmail sync is to pair your Gmail account with your Upsales account. Before you connect your account make sure you have activated the Gmail app in Upsales. Also make sure your Upsales email address is the same as your Gmail email address.

To connect your Gmail account with Upsales, complete the following steps:

1. After installing the Upsales Gmail Mail Sync Chrome extension, go to your Gmail page and refresh
2. Click the Upsales logo:
   
   
   
3. Copy the Pairing code that appears:
   
4. Return to the Upsales Gmail app page
5. Toggle on the 'Enable the Gmail Chrome extension' button:
   
6. Paste in the pairing code
7. Select Save

Using Gmail Mail Sync

Within your Gmail account you can now:

• Create a new contact and company
• Match a contact to an existing company
• View the company card
• Log an email as a closed activity

Simply select the Log email box at the top right of a new or received email to sync the information to Upsales.

FAQ

I can't authorize Chrome extension with Upsales

In order for Chrome Extension to work properly, you have to turn on your sync in Chrome first.

Read how to activate the sync here