
You can automatically forward mail from a gmail account by logging into the account in gmail and following the instructions atĪutomatically forward Gmail messages to another account. To toggle between the old-fashioned gmail inbox and the preview pane, click the button on the left.Ĭompose Gmail messages in a floating window Holding down the "Shift" key while clicking the "Compose" option or the "pop-out arrow" in the top right corner of the compose window allows you to move and resize the window when composing new messages.Įxport Outlook Distribution List to Google Contacts covers instructions on how to get mailing lists created in Outlook Contacts into Google contacts available to you in gmail. Once enabled, a new button will appear in the upper right of your inbox. Scroll down to "Preview Pane", enable it, and click the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page. Go to Gmail > Mail Settings (Gear icon in the upper right) > Settings > Labs tab. Set up a Gmail 'viewing pane'(similar to an Outlook Preview pane)
Vacation Responder - You would use this in place of the now disabled one previously available on other NMU email services).Ĭlick the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page once you've made your changes. Signature - You can create a signature for outgoing messages from scratch or copy and paste one from a previously sent message. Create contacts for auto-complete - An nice feature that builds up your contact list for those you've correspondeded with similar to Outlook. Conversation View: Conversation view off - Turning off the default view of threaded conversations of email messages will make gmail work like previous email access. Undo Send: Enable Undo Send - A nice feature allowing you a few seconds to undo sending a message if you hit the send button by mistake. Go to Gmail > Mail Settings (Gear icon in the upper right) > Settings > General tab.
The following settings are those most people change.
Setting Chrome/gmail as your default email client.