You can choose an image for your inbox background. To get started, click Settings Themes.

Use the Search box to quickly find your emails. To filter your results, inside the Search box, click Show search options .

You can quickly manage emails using right-click to do things like move, archive, mute, filter, or open in a new window.

Labels are like folders, but you can add more than one label to a message. To add a label to an email, select the email, then click Labels . The label will be shown next to the email.

You'll see a preview of attachments sent to you at the bottom of your email. Click the preview to see the attachment, download it, print it, and more.

Turn on Undo Send to get extra time to look at an email before it gets delivered.

Filters can do things like automatically label, archive, delete, star, and forward your incoming emails.

If you use multiple accounts, you can check all your emails in Gmail. You can also send messages from an address that isn't your Gmail address.