4:41 pm(3 hours ago) Disable Web Clips Above the Inbox and E-Mail Messa
Disable ads, Gmail tips, news, and other information from appearing above your Inbox and e-mail messages....


By default, Google's Gmail service displays what it calls "Web Clips" above your Inbox and e-mail messages. These can contain advertisements, tips for using Gmail, or news and information content. If you'd rather turn these off, do the following:

1. Click the "Settings" link near the top-right of the page.

2. A "Settings" page will appear. Click the "Web Clips" link/tab.

3. The "Web Clips" tab will appear. Uncheck "Show my web clips above the Inbox".

Note that while this seems to remove ads from above your Inbox and e-mail messages, it will not completely remove advertisements from the Gmail service.


This tip was written on April 05, 2007. Gmail's interface is subject to change.  

??COLOURFUL??  4:43 pm(3 hours ago) Remove All Spam Quickly ...
Notice the spam removal link in Gmail? This immediately removes all currently detected spam from your account.

Everyone is tired of Internet spam; luckily Google's Gmail service has anti-spam filters built into the service. Spam e-mail is automatically sent to the "Spam" folder and deleted after 30 days. But what if you want to remove spam earlier?

1. Click the "Spam" folder on the left side of the Gmail window.

2. Here's a link you may miss. Right above your spam messages you should see a link stating "Delete all spam messages now" (refer the the below graphic). Click this link, confirm your decision, and Google will respond "Horray, no spam here!".

This tip was written on April 05, 2007. Gmail's interface is subject to change.  

??COLOURFUL??  4:45 pm(3 hours ago) Remove Quick Contacts / Chat Area
Disable Gmail's Quick Contacts / chat area from appearing on the left side of your screen.

If you have a supported web browser, underneath your mail folders, Google's Gmail service by default displays a "Quick Contacts" area allowing you to manage your contacts. Also, from here you can chat with users provided you and they are signed into the Google Chat service.

If you do not use Google Chat and wish to unclutter the page, scroll to the bottom of the page in your web browser and click the "standard without chat" link next to "Gmail view". Your Quick Contacts / chat area should disappear.  

??COLOURFUL??  4:47 pm(3 hours ago) Export Your Contacts
Need to access your Gmail contacts inside a different e-mail program, or just want them saved on your machine for safe keeping?

After reading and sending a lot of e-mail through Google's Gmail service you may begin to build up a large contacts list.

While this information is stored on Gmail's servers, what if you would like to import the contacts list into another e-mail service, e-mail software on your machine, or a personal contact manager? Or, what if you just want to save the contacts on your machine for safe-keeping?

1. Click the "Contacts" link near the left of the page.

2. Your contacts should appear. Near the top-right of the page, click the "Export" link.

3. A popup window should appear asking which file format to use to export your contacts (if it doesn't appear, check your firewall and/or popup blocking software). Either choose Google CSV if you only plan on copying contacts between Gmail accounts, or Outlook CSV to import the data into Microsoft Outlook. Other software programs may be configurable to read one of the two formats.

4. Click the "Export Contacts" button.

5. Depending on your browser settings, the CSV file may:

* Open inside Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Excel

* Automatically download to your specified downloads folder

* Result in your web browser asking you what to do with the file.

This tip was written on April 05, 2007. Gmail's interface is subject to change.  

??COLOURFUL??  4:51 pm(3 hours ago) Use Keyboard Shortcuts
Tired of using the mouse AND keyboard when reading and composing messages in Gmail? Turn on keyboard shortcuts to common functionality.


When using Google's Gmail service, you may find yourself constantly switching from the keyboard to the mouse to navigate your incoming and outgoing mail. If you're accustomed to using the keyboard, consider turning on Gmail's keyboard shortcut features to save time.


1. Click the "Settings" link near the top-right of the page.

2. A "Settings" page appears. Next to "Keyboard shortcuts" click the radio button to turn "Keyboard shortcuts on".

3. Click "Save Changes".

Here are some frequently used shortcuts:

/ - Search messages
c - Compose message
n - Next message
o - Opens a conversation
p - Previous message
r - Reply to the current message


http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ct...n&answer=6594


This tip was written on April 05, 2007. Gmail's interface is subject to change.