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Easier Chat Controls in Gmail

by Shivendu Madhava July 9, 2010 Google

Video chat, voice chat, and group chat have all been available for some time within Gmail, but they’ve been curiously tucked away. Getting them up and running required fidgeting with a little menu at the bottom of each chat window. All of these features will be just a single click away. One of the more subtle benefits to surfacing these chat options is that it’s easier for people to get started who don’t yet have .....

Easier Chat Controls in iGoogle and Orkut

by Shivendu Madhava July 9, 2010 Google

When Google Chat first launched, it only supported text chat. Now, it supports voice, video and group chat. Lately, video chat works even better, and the reception has been so good that they’re giving voice, video and group chat a new and improved home at the top of the chat window in iGoogle and orkut. While this isn’t a major change, hope it makes using all of their features easier. If you’ve never used voice .....

More Room to Compose Messages in Gmail on iPad

by Shivendu Madhava July 9, 2010 Google

If you’ve been using the web-based version of Gmail on the iPad, you may have noticed that gmail started to have a big, full screen compose window for writing messages. Instead of splitting the screen between your inbox and the compose view, gmail updated the interface to hide the inbox messages on the side and make more of the text you’re working on visible at once.To try out Gmail on the iPad, just go to .....

Grandmother’s Guide to Video Chat in Gmail

by Shivendu Madhava July 9, 2010 Google

Gmail has a great feature video chat but many gmail users are not aware of this very useful feature and its also very easy and handy to use.Recently gmail introduced a video which guides how to use video chat in gmail. Gmail is the most popular free email service and many of gmail users use to chat but still they are not aware of the fact that they can also enjoy video chat using their .....

New in Gmail Rich Text Signatures

by Shivendu Madhava July 9, 2010 Google

Rich text signatures have long been one of most widely requested features. Some of you have tried your own solutions, including Greasemonkey scripts, browser plugins, and even using canned responses from Gmail Labs. Others have simply lived with frustration of not being able to change the colors or font size of your signature, or insert images and links. Either way, you’ll be happy to know that today we’re launching the ability to write your own .....

View .doc Attachments Right in Your Browser

by Shivendu Madhava July 8, 2010 Google

If you receive Microsoft® Word files as attachments in Gmail, you can now view them with a single click — no need to download, save, and open files with a desktop application when you just want read them. The Google Docs viewer that allows you to view .pdf, .ppt, and .tiff files in your browser now supports .doc and .docx formats too. Just click the “View” link at the bottom of a Gmail message and .....

5 things you may not know you can do with attachments in Gmail

by Shivendu Madhava July 6, 2010 Google

The more I use Google Docs, the less I have to deal with sending attachments back and forth. While attachments’ days may be waning, they’re still very much a part of most people’s email experience. Here are five things you may not know you can do with Gmail to make sending, receiving, viewing, and finding attachments easier: 1. Drag attachments in Simply drag files from your desktop right into the message you’re composing and they’ll .....

Top 10 tips for using Gmail at work

by Shivendu Madhava June 9, 2010 Google

Gmail has large user base and it is widely used at work using Google Apps and many started out managing their work email through their personal @gmail.com accounts.We wanted to share some tips we have on how to get the most out of using Gmail at work. 1. Get a Gmail account at your own domain (e.g. shivendu@yourdomain.com) with Google Apps. Google Apps is a suite of communication and collaboration tools, including Gmail, Google Calendar, .....

New in Labs: Move the attachment and other icon column

by Shivendu Madhava June 9, 2010 Google

The icon column in Gmail helps to easily distinguish the various types of items in your inbox (e.g. messages with attachments, chats, calendar invitations, Buzz posts, and more). It’s usually all the way over on the right of the screen, but with screen sizes becoming increasingly wider, I chose to make a very modest addition to Gmail Labs to try and give these icons greater visibility.I found it much more useful to have this column .....

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