You can also save some time and use filters to automatically send an email template you created. For example, if parents are sending you a signed permission slip as an attachment, you can send an automated response each time you receive the permission slip to acknowledge that it was received.  

Please note:  You must have Apps mail Labs enabled and the 'Canned Responses' labs enabled  for this to work. For more information about Apps mail labs and email templates, please review the lesson in Chapter 2 »

To use a filter to send automatic email responses, follow these steps:

1. Select the criteria for your filter (review the previous step on how to create a filter)
2. Click Next Step and then select the checkbox next to Send canned response:
3. Select from the drop down the 'Canned Response' or email template you would like to use. (Don't have any? Review Chapter 2 for a lesson on how to create an email template.

Now whenever a message meets your filter criteria, an email will be sent automatically to the sender.