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Composing and sending messages
- Section Headers have been added in a hierarchical manner to make it easier to navigate through Gmail.
- Frequently used links now have access keys. Some of these links are: Inbox, Compose Mail, Reply, Reply All and Forward.
- Appropriate titles have been added to the editing choices in the Compose window, making it easier to identify the fields.
- Gmail's basic HTML view now supports a majority of the settings available in the normal view.
Here's a list of section headers you can navigate to:
| Header | Section |
|---|---|
| h1 | Gmail Logo |
| h2 | Account options, labels and Inbox sections | link
| h3 | Contacts link and labels with unread messages |
Below is a list of access keys you can use. These access keys should be used with the modifier keys specific to your browser. For more information on using access keys, visit this Wikipedia entry (Please note that Wikipedia is not a Google site, so we can't vouch for its accuracy).
| Access key | Link |
|---|---|
| i | Inbox |
| c | Compose |
| r | Reply |
| a | Reply All |
| f | Forward |
Settings are now available in Gmail's HTML view. You can now change settings on the General, Accounts and Import, Labels, and Forwarding and POP/IMAP tabs.
To change your settings:
- Find the settings link under the 'Account options' heading (quick key: h2) and click the link.
- Navigate to the settings section.
- Click on the appropriate link (General, Accounts and Import, Labels, or Forwarding and POP/IMAP).
- Under the 'Settings' heading, make the changes you want. Table navigation can be used to navigate through these settings.
- Make sure you save your settings or the changes will be lost.
Now, pressing the access key modifier together with 'i' will move the cursor to the Inbox link. You may need to press Enter to activate the link
How do I know that I am in my Inbox?
The Inbox view is in a tabular format. On the top and bottom of your Inbox are the Archive, Report Spam, and Go buttons.
You can also identify that you're in the Inbox by the presence of a check box, a sender's name, a subject, and a listed time for each message.
To open a message:- In the Inbox, move the cursor to the subject line link.
- Click the link to open the message.
- The page will refresh with the opened messages. Click the Expand all link to view all the messages in the conversation.
Once you have opened an messages, navigate to the message body. You can the read the message using the reading-related keyboard commands.
Composing and sending messages
To compase a message:- Navigate to and click the Compose Mail link.
- Once in the Compose window, the cursor will be placed in the To: field by default.
- Type the address in the To:, Cc: or Bcc: fields, using Tab to move between fields.
- Type the message in the Message body field.
- Tab once to get to the Send button and click Enter.
You can attach files when you are composing new mail or replying to messages. All of the buttons required to attach files are located below the Subject: edit box.
You can either type the path of the file you want to attach in the File upload edit box, or click the Browse... button and select the file from the pop-up window.
To attach more than one file, use the Attach more files button located right below the Browse... button.
Changes to the HTML version of Gmail have made deleting easier. Now, you can simply check the checkboxes of messages you would like to delete and click the Delete button.