Gmail Pack FAQs
What access is granted to a Pack when I install it
Installing a Pack doesn’t give it access to your account or the contents of your doc, but rather just makes it’s building blocks available to use. You can learn more about the Packs security model in the .
How do I connect my Gmail account to the Gmail Pack, and what’s the difference between Private and Shared accounts?
A Pack account represents your account in another app or service that the Pack will connect to. For example, the Gmail Pack needs to connect to your Gmail account. You can add multiple accounts for the same Pack.
Connect an account to the Gmail Pack
During the installation process, you may be prompted to connect your Gmail account to the Gmail Pack.
Otherwise, you can connect your account by clicking Insert > Packs > Gmail Pack > Settings.
You can either add a private account by clicking into the drop-down under Private account, or add a shared account by clicking the + Add a shared account button.
Private account settings
Shared account settings
Account permissions
When connecting an account you will need to determine if and how other collaborators of the doc can use it. For example, you may want to allow anyone to use your Gmail account to sync in a list of threads and/or messages, but not let them send emails as you.
There are two prompts that determine these permissions:
Select the options that best match how you plan to use the Gmail Pack in this specific doc. If you change your mind later, you can reconnect the Pack with the updated permissions.
For more on this topic, check out this help article:
How do I disconnect a Pack shared account?
You can easily disconnect a shared account if you change your mind and would like to remove your credentials via the Pack settings.
For more on this topic, check out this help article:
Can I have multiple instances of my Messages or Threads table in the same doc?
No, but you can add in an additional account sync and create filtered views. Here’s how 👇
2. Click Sync now to sync in your secondary account messages or threads. You’ve now created a “master table” of messages or threads.
3. Create a connected view of your master sync table and apply a filter to view messages or threads from each connected account.
For more help with creating a filtered view of your table, check out this article from our help center:
How can I remove "Sent via this Coda doc" from the bottom of an email?
If you send an email via the Gmail pack, you may have noticed this small footer at the bottom: 
You can easily remove this within the button configuration options. In the button settings, select + Add More > Hide signature > check the box:
Can I use a template as email content with the Send Email action?
You can create a template to be sent out with the Send Email action with the help of one of the following three Coda features:
How do I see the contents of emails in the Threads sync table?
To see the contents of emails in your Threads sync table, you’ll need to sync in your Messages table as well. You can create a relation column between the two tables to then bring in the text content of each message.
💡 If you sync your Messages table in first, the Threads table will automatically create this relation column for you, and vice versa!
How can I make the email I send out display my name as the “From” contact?
In the From criteria of your Send Email action, add this:
My Name<my@email.com>
This will force Gmail to display your name instead of just your email.
Can I get the link to an specific Gmail message from Gmail Pack?
You can create a button to open a specific message from your Messages sync table with a formula!
OpenWindow(Concatenate("https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/",thisRow.[insert message ID column here]))
How do I Remove a Pack?
If you no longer wish to use a Pack, you can remove it from your doc.
Please note that any of the Pack’s building blocks (formulas, actions, etc.) that are used within the doc will break once the Pack is removed.
If you removed a Pack accidentally, you can reinstall it to fix the errors.
To remove a Pack:
Be sure to check out for examples of the Gmail pack in use, relevant Coda Guides, and Help Center resources 👇
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