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This feature lets you see multiple messages at once. It's super helpful if you have a lot of emails and want to see them all at once.
Open Gmail.
At the top right, click Settings > See all settings.
At the top, click Inbox
Next to the Reading Pane, select Enable Reading Pane and select the Reading Pane position:
No split
Right of inbox
Below inbox
You can use this feature to undo any email messages that you've sent in the past. You don't have to worry about accidentally sending an email or forwarding something that you wish you hadn't sent!
Undo Send Email
Open Gmail and send your email.
Click Undo at the bottom of the page.
Depending on your settings, there's a limited number of seconds to click Undo before it disappears.
At the top right, click Settings > See all settings.
On the General tab, scroll to the Undo Send feature.
Select a different cancellation period and click Save Changes.
Templates let you create quick responses that match up with emails that other people send to you. This is super convenient when someone sends an email message asking for information about a certain topic—you can just create a template response and send it back quickly!
Enable Templates:
Open Gmail.
At the top right, click Settings > See all settings.
At the top, click Advanced.
In the Templates section, select Enable.
At the bottom, click Save Changes.
Open Gmail and click Compose.
In the Compose window, enter your template text.
Click on More Templates.
Choose an option:
To create a new template, click Save draft as a template, then Save as a new template.
To change a previously saved template, click Save draft as template and under Overwrite Template, choose a template and click Save to overwrite it.
(Optional) To send an email, compose your message and click Send.
Open Gmail and click Compose.
Click on More Templates.
To insert a template, under Insert template, choose a saved template to insert in your email.
Compose the rest of your message and click Send.
Open Gmail and click Compose.
Click on More Templates.
To delete a template, click Delete template, choose the template you want to delete, and click Delete.
Open Gmail.
In the search box at the top, click Show search options .
Enter your search criteria. If you want to check that your search worked correctly, see what emails show up by clicking Search.
At the bottom of the search window, click Create filter.
Choose what you’d like the filter to do.
Click "Create filter."
Email labels help organize your email messages by topic or type of content in them (for example, "work" vs "personal"). They're great for consolidating different types of emails into one place so that they're easier to find later on!
Open Gmail.
At the top right, click Settings > See all settings.
Click the Labels tab.
Scroll to the Labels section and click Create a new label.
Enter the label name and click Create.
Gmail label names can be up to 225 characters long.
You can also create nested labels, which are like subfolders.
Used when sending sensitive emails that need to be kept private from third parties like marketers or salespeople who might try to access them without permission. When using Confidential Mode, all information about who sent the email will be hidden from anyone except those who need to view it.
On your computer, go to Gmail.
Click Compose.
At the bottom right of the window, click Turn on confidential mode.
Tip: If you've already turned on confidential mode for an email, go to the bottom of the email, then click Edit.
Set an expiration date and a passcode. These settings impact both the message text and any attachments.
If you choose "No SMS passcode," recipients using the Gmail app will be able to open it directly. Recipients who don't use Gmail will get an e-mail with a passcode.
If you choose "SMS passcode," recipients will get a passcode by text message. Make sure you enter the recipient's phone number, not your own.
Click Save.