gmail new features august 2010

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New look and features for Gmail Anyone noticed the new look of gmail and the new features added on the left side above the Compose Mail button? Well here is what’s new (taken from http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184497): Mail, Contacts, and Tasks links have moved to the top left of Gmail. Compose mail is now a button rather than a link. A smaller header area puts the first message in your inbox about 16 pixels higher on the screen. The Select All, None, Read, Unread, and Starred links that used to be above your messages are now options in a drop-down menu, next to theArchive button. Updates done to the contacts: Contacts work a lot more like Mail. Keyboard shortcuts now work in Contacts too, and we’ve made selecting and grouping contacts more like selecting and labeling email. Sort contacts by last name. Look under More actions for this option. Use custom labels for phone numbers and other fields. For example, you can label a phone number as “Vacation home.” Please be aware, ActiveSync for iPhone and Blackberry Sync don’t yet support custom labels so custom labeled numbers/emails/etc. may not appear on your phone. Undo. Now, when you make changes to your contacts, you can undo your recent changes. Automatic saving. You no longer need to worry about “edit” mode or “view” mode — just edit away and Gmail will save your changes. Structured name fields. You can now set name components (i.e. Title, First, Middle, Last and Suffix) explicitly or continue to use the name field as a free form area if you prefer a less structured approach. Manual and bulk contact merge. You can now merge contacts from the More actions menu. Just select the contacts you’d like to merge and selectMerge contacts from under the More actions menu. Or, to get a list of suggestions for contacts to merge, select Find and merge duplicates. Hope you enjoy the new features and you can read more by clicking HERE or on the image above.

New look and features for Gmail

Anyone noticed the new look of gmail and the new features added on the left side above the Compose Mail button?

Well here is what’s new (taken from http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184497):

  • Mail, Contacts, and Tasks links have moved to the top left of Gmail.
  • Compose mail is now a button rather than a link.
  • A smaller header area puts the first message in your inbox about 16 pixels higher on the screen.
  • The Select All, None, Read, Unread, and Starred links that used to be above your messages are now options in a drop-down menu, next to theArchive button.

Updates done to the contacts:

  • Contacts work a lot more like Mail. Keyboard shortcuts now work in Contacts too, and we’ve made selecting and grouping contacts more like selecting and labeling email.
  • Sort contacts by last name. Look under More actions for this option.
  • Use custom labels for phone numbers and other fields. For example, you can label a phone number as “Vacation home.” Please be aware, ActiveSync for iPhone and Blackberry Sync don’t yet support custom labels so custom labeled numbers/emails/etc. may not appear on your phone.
  • Undo. Now, when you make changes to your contacts, you can undo your recent changes.
  • Automatic saving. You no longer need to worry about “edit” mode or “view” mode — just edit away and Gmail will save your changes.
  • Structured name fields. You can now set name components (i.e. Title, First, Middle, Last and Suffix) explicitly or continue to use the name field as a free form area if you prefer a less structured approach.
  • Manual and bulk contact merge. You can now merge contacts from the More actions menu. Just select the contacts you’d like to merge and selectMerge contacts from under the More actions menu. Or, to get a list of suggestions for contacts to merge, select Find and merge duplicates.

    Hope you enjoy the new features and you can read more by clicking HERE or on the image above.

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