5 Gmail Hidden Features

5 Gmail Hidden Features

Gmail is a free email service provided by Google. It provides users with 7.6 GB free disk space, less spam, video chat and more for free .In this post I’ll cover some Gmail features that you may not know and will help you manage your email
efficiently, boost your productivity and keep your Gmail account tidy.

Stars

Stars are used to easily mark certain messages as important or that you need to take some action to them later. To mark message with stars open the message and in the header you can find star symbol click it and you are done. You can do it without opening the message where toy can find the Star symbol near the sender name.

You can add multiple stars symbols to mark messages with. To add other symbols go to gear icon in the top left of your Gmail account -> choose General tab, find Stars section and choose your collection.

Stars settings

Colorize labels

Instead of using folders use Labels to collect messages from the same sender or has the same criteria.

colored labels

Personal level indicator

“Personal level indicator” makes it easy for you to know if this message is addressed only to you, by marking it with >>. Click Gmail Settings then turn on “Personal level indicator” under General tab.

Personal level indicator

Google Calendar and Docs in Gmail

You can bring your Google Calendar and Docs into Gmail by enabling Google Calendar gadget and Google Docs gadget in Labs.

Calendar & Docs Gadgets

Documents previews in mail

Gmail can show previews of documents, spreadsheets and presentations directly in the email when you receive any link to a Google Doc. To get this feature enable Google Docs previews in mail in Labs.

Docs preview

Finally, if you know any hidden features that are not listed here share your experience and write them down