The thing is even though we love Gmail, we wish we could make emailing and other activities a tad faster andbetter. Features provide you with some great, as yet experimental features to change how you send and receiveemails and how you browse web pages.
Here are 20 of the very best Features any Gmail lover should enable.
1. Background Send
The Background Send Feature allows you to continue working while it sends email in the background, similar to theway an email client works.
2. Smart Labels
This Lab feature automatically detects messages sent to groups, such as forum messages, and labels themaccordingly. This feature allows you to keep those mass messages separate while still identifying them as non-spam.
3. Google Voice Player
Google Voice sends a transcript of your voicemail to your Gmail inbox, so you can read it right there even as youretyping something. This makes sure that you get your message immediately.
4. Hide Read Labels
When a new message that is tagged to a Gmail Filter arrives, it is displayed on your inboxs left. Once you read it, itwill be shelved away along with the other messages tagged with the same label.
5. Unread Message Icon
When you enable this Lab, your Gmail favicon will display exactly how many unread messages there are in any ofyour Gmail tabs.
6. Auto-Advance
Gmail always takes the user back to the inbox after reading, deleting or archiving an email. The Auto-Advance Lablets you decide where Gmail goes after you finish your task, such as going to the previous or next message.
7. Google Docs Previews
The Google Docs Preview is great Gmail Lab Feature for Google Doc users. On enabling this feature you can seepreviews of Google docs shared with you right in your inbox.
8. Nested Labels
The Nested Labels lab allows you to create labels in a hierarchy, which means no more confusion because of toomany labels. You can create main labels based on category and nest all sub-labels underneath.
9. The Apps Search
The App Search lab extends Gmails search ability to search within other Google apps that youre using, such asGoogle Docs or Google Sites.
10. Refresh POP Accounts
You can consolidate multiple email addresses into your Gmail inbox at present, but not all of them are refreshedimmediately. Use the Refresh POP Accounts Lab to refresh your other email accounts when required.
11. Sender Time Zone
This lab lets you know what your email senders time is at present, which helps you decide when to responddepending on the hour. Theres also a small phone icon that goes red when its too late to call someone.
12. Video Chat Enhancements
If you use Google Chat, you need to enable the Video Chat Enhancements Lab to enjoy better resolution, biggerwindows and much more.
13. Undo Send
If you tend to hit the Send button in a hurry, you need the Undo Send lab. The Undo option appears just above theinbox for a few seconds after you hit the Send button; these few seconds are enough for you to rectify potentialdamage.
14. Inbox Preview
If you have a slow internet connection, use this lab to get a quick preview of your Inbox even as your Gmail loads.You will be able to preview your inbox each time you open Gmail.
15. Message Sneak Peek Gmail
If you have a long list of messages, use the Message Sneak Peek lab to instantly preview a message and decidewhether to open it or not. This lab also allows you to archive or delete the message without opening it.
16. The Canned Responses
This lab allows you to create and save custom message templates and select something suitable while respondingto someone.
17. Google Calendar Widget
This cool calendar widget app will help you check your schedule and stay on top of your appointments. It comeswith great reminders as well.
18. Inserting Images
Tired of hitting the Attachments key to attach something in your Gmail? This lab feature allows you to just drop anattachment into the text body, just as you would do in a desktop client.
19. Send & Archive
This Feature allows you to archive a message in a single action, through a Send & Archive button in the Composewindow.
20. Pictures In Chat
This lab feature displays your contacts pictures when you chat with them using the Gmail Chat feature.