Quick tips

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  Use stars to indicate a note is special.

  Use stars to easily mark certain messages as important or indicate that you need to reply to them later. Try Superstars in Settings for more options.

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  Customize the display density of Gmail.

  Choose how many messages are on your screen at a time by clicking on the gear icon and then selecting from Comfortable, Cozy and Compact.

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  Talk face-to-face with video chat.

  It's not the same to read "lol" as to hear your friend laugh at your joke. Have a face-to-face-face conversation using Hangouts. Get voice and video chat

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  Organize your email with labels.

  Labels do the work of folders, plus you can add more than one to a single message. Give important emails colored labels to make them easy to find.

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  Clean up your inbox using "Move to" - it works just like folders.

  You can use the "Move to" button at the top of your inbox to easily move a message out of your inbox and add a label at the same time.

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  Search your mail instead of sorting.

  You can enter keywords in the Gmail search box to find the exact message you're looking for. It works just like Google search.

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  Avoid email gaffes with Undo Send.

  Oops, hit "Send" too soon? Give yourself a grace period of a few seconds to cancel sending, then edit your message before sending again. Turn it on in Labs

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  See which messages were sent right to you.

  "Personal level indicators" put arrows next to messages. A single arrow (›) is for emails sent to both you and others and double arrows (») indicate emails sent just to you. Turn on personal level indicators