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How to Put a Gmail Icon on Your Desktop in Windows 11

October 20, 2026September 18, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

To put a Gmail icon on your Windows 11 desktop, right-click the desktop, select New > Shortcut, enter https://mail.google.com, select Next, name it Gmail, and …

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How to Pin Gmail to the Taskbar in Windows 11

October 20, 2026September 12, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

To pin Gmail to the taskbar in Windows 11, open mail.google.com in Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more (the three dots), then select More tools …

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Steps to reset a forgotten Gmail password: open Google's Account recovery page, enter your email or phone number, answer the questions, complete the verification, enter the code Google sends, choose a new strong password

How to Recover a Forgotten Gmail Password

October 20, 2026March 15, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Reset a forgotten Gmail password through Google Account recovery. Learn what to do when verification fails, recovery details are unavailable, or a hold appears.

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How to Change the Subject Line in Gmail

How to Change the Subject Line in Gmail

October 20, 2026November 2, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

To change the subject line when you reply in Gmail on a computer, click Reply, click the small down arrow next to the reply icon …

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How to Add Gmail to an iPhone or iPad

October 20, 2026November 2, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

To add Gmail to Apple’s Mail app on an iPhone or iPad, open Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add Account, choose …

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How to Create Folders (Labels) in Gmail

October 20, 2026October 20, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Gmail does not have folders. It uses labels, which do the same job. To make one on a computer, open Gmail, click the + (Create …

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How to Set an Out of Office Reply in Gmail

October 20, 2026October 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

To set an out of office reply in Gmail, click Settings > See all settings, scroll to Vacation responder on the General tab, and select …

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How to Set Your Gmail Profile Picture

October 20, 2026October 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Your Gmail picture is your Google Account profile picture, so you set it in one place: go to myaccount.google.com/personal-info, click Profile picture, pick an illustration …

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How to Enable IMAP in Gmail (It’s Always On Now)

October 20, 2026October 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

You don’t need to enable IMAP in a personal Gmail account anymore. Google says that since January 2025, IMAP access is always on, and the …

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How to Recall an Email in Gmail (Undo Send)

October 20, 2026August 8, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

To recall an email in Gmail, click Undo in the “Message sent” box at the bottom left of the screen right after you send it. …

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How to Switch to Compact View in Gmail

October 20, 2026July 4, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

To switch to compact view in Gmail on a computer, click Settings (the gear icon) at the top right, scroll to Density in the Quick …

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How to Import CSV Contacts to Gmail and Sync Them to iPhone

October 20, 2026May 27, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

To import contacts into Gmail from a CSV file, go to contacts.google.com on a computer, click Import on the left, click Select file, choose your …

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How to Create (or Remove) a Signature in Gmail

October 20, 2026February 23, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

To create a signature in Gmail, click Settings > See all settings, scroll to the Signature section on the General tab, click Create new, and …

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How to Enable the Unread Message Icon in Gmail

How to Enable the Unread Message Icon in Gmail

October 20, 2026July 29, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

To show the number of unread emails on the Gmail browser tab, open Gmail on a computer, click Settings > See all settings, select the …

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How to Hide the Meet Section in Gmail on a Laptop or Desktop

October 20, 2026July 20, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

To hide Google Meet in Gmail on a computer, click the Settings gear, find Apps in Gmail (or Chat and Meet) in Quick settings, click …

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How to Automatically Create New Contacts in Gmail

October 20, 2026May 14, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Gmail can save people you email as contacts automatically. In your Google Account, open People & sharing, choose Contact info saved from interactions, and turn …

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How to CC in Gmail

How to CC in Gmail

October 20, 2026April 21, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

To CC someone in Gmail on a computer, click Compose, click Cc at the right end of the To line, and type the person’s email …

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How to Block Someone's Email Address in Gmail

How to Block Someone’s Email Address in Gmail

October 20, 2026September 3, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

To block someone’s email address in Gmail, open an email from them, click More (the three dots) next to Reply at the top right, and …

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How to Stop Gmail Marking Emails as Read in the Preview Pane

October 20, 2026March 14, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

To stop Gmail from marking an email as read when you view it in the preview panel, open Gmail on a computer, click the Settings …

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How to Disable Hover Actions in Gmail

How to Disable Hover Actions in Gmail

October 20, 2026March 5, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

To disable hover actions in Gmail, open Gmail on a computer, click the Settings gear, click See all settings, scroll down to the Hover actions …

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How to Change the Gmail Layout (New Gmail)

October 20, 2026May 9, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

You no longer have to enable the new Gmail. The current design is already on for Gmail on the web, and Google’s help pages don’t …

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How to Delete (or Edit) a Filter in Gmail

October 20, 2026April 18, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

To delete a filter in Gmail, open Gmail on a computer, click Settings (the gear icon) > See all settings, and go to the Filters …

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How to Install a Gmail Add-On

October 20, 2026April 10, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

To install a Gmail add-on, open Gmail on a computer and click Get Add-ons (the plus icon) in the side panel on the right. Pick …

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How to Enable Tabs in Gmail (or Show Unread Emails First)

October 20, 2026January 9, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

To turn on tabs in Gmail, click Settings (the gear icon) at the top right and, under Inbox type, select Default. Then click Customize, check …

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How to Get Gmail to Ask Before Displaying External Images

October 20, 2026August 21, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

To make Gmail ask before showing pictures in emails, open Gmail on a computer, click Settings > See all settings, scroll down to Images, select …

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How to Change the Default Font in Gmail

October 20, 2026July 13, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

To change the default font in Gmail, open Gmail on a computer, click Settings > See all settings, scroll to Default text style on the …

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How to Reply All By Default in Gmail

October 20, 2026July 12, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

In Gmail on a computer, open Settings > See all settings > General, find Default reply behavior, select Reply all, and click Save Changes at …

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How to Enable Keyboard Shortcuts in Gmail

October 20, 2026July 3, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

To enable Gmail keyboard shortcuts on a computer, open Settings > See all settings > General, select Keyboard shortcuts on, and click Save Changes. Return …

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How to Turn Off Conversation View in Gmail

October 20, 2026July 3, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

To turn off conversation view in Gmail on a computer, click Settings > See all settings, scroll to Conversation View on the General tab, select …

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How to Automatically Forward Emails in Gmail

October 20, 2026May 23, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

To automatically forward emails in Gmail, open Settings > See all settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP, click Add a forwarding address, and verify it from …

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