If you aren’t logged in, you’ll need to enter your email address and password when prompted.
Click the “Settings” gear {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/6/68/Android7settings. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/6/68/Android7settings. png/30px-Android7settings. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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Click Try the new Gmail at the top of the drop-down menu.
If you see Go back to classic Gmail in the drop-down menu, you’re already using the new version of Gmail.
If you see Go back to classic Gmail in the drop-down menu, you’re already using the new version of Gmail.
To add another person to the “To” text box, press the Tab ↹ key after you finish typing the first person’s email address. If you want to CC (or BCC) someone, click the Cc (or Bcc link) on the right side of the “To” text box and then enter the person’s email address in the “Cc” (or “Bcc”) text field that appears.
In general, it’s best to keep your subjects limited to a few words.
Formatting — Select the text you want to format by clicking and dragging across it, then click one of the formatting options at the bottom of the email. Files — Click the paperclip-shaped “Attachments” {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/6/6e/Android7paperclip. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/6/6e/Android7paperclip. png/30px-Android7paperclip. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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Photos — Click the “Photos” {“smallUrl”:“https://www.
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To exit an open email, click the left-facing arrow above the upper-left corner of the email.
This is useful when moving or deleting large groups of emails all at once. To select an entire page of emails, click the checkbox above the top-left side of the top email.
Opening an email will also mark it as read.
You can find archived emails by clicking the All Mail folder on the left side of the page, though you may have to scroll down (and/or click More) on the left-hand menu to find this option.
Deleting emails from your inbox doesn’t permanently delete them immediately—they’ll move to the Trash folder where they’ll remain for 30 days before being deleted automatically.
You may have to mark emails from the same sender as “spam” a few times before the emails stop appearing in your inbox.
You may have to mark emails from the same sender as “spam” a few times before the emails stop appearing in your inbox.
You may have to mark emails from the same sender as “spam” a few times before the emails stop appearing in your inbox.
You may have to mark emails from the same sender as “spam” a few times before the emails stop appearing in your inbox.
As with All Mail, you may have to scroll down and/or click More to find the Drafts folder.
As with All Mail, you may have to scroll down and/or click More to find the Drafts folder.
If you haven’t created any labels yet, this section will be empty.
If you want to add the label to an existing label (similar to placing a new folder inside of an existing folder), you should also check the “Nest label under” box and then select a label from the drop-down menu.
Scroll down to the label you want to remove in the “Labels” section. Click remove to the right of the label. Click Delete when prompted.
You can also create a new label in the drop-down menu by clicking Create new and entering the label’s name.
To view all of your labels, you may have to click More and then scroll down on the left side of the inbox. If you want to remove the label’s emails from the inbox without deleting them, you can archive the emails.
Contacts may range from only names to full profiles including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
You can add additional information, such as the contact’s phone number or a contact picture, but doing so is optional.
Hover over the contact’s name, then click the checkbox that appears on the left side of their name. Click ⋮ in the upper-right side of the page. Click Delete in the drop-down menu. Click DELETE when prompted.
Gmail is always free to download and use, so don’t pay for any app claiming to be Gmail. Gmail is almost always pre-installed on Android smartphones and tablets.
Gmail is always free to download and use, so don’t pay for any app claiming to be Gmail. Gmail is almost always pre-installed on Android smartphones and tablets.
Gmail is always free to download and use, so don’t pay for any app claiming to be Gmail. Gmail is almost always pre-installed on Android smartphones and tablets.
If you aren’t logged in, enter your email address and password when prompted. You may instead just need to select your Gmail account.
Once the first email is checked, you don’t have to tap and hold subsequent emails. To cancel your selection, tap the “Back” {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/1/11/Android7expandleft. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/1/11/Android7expandleft. png/30px-Android7expandleft. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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Unlike on desktop, you cannot create labels if you’re using an Android phone or tablet.
Archive — Select emails to archive, then tap the downward-facing arrow at the top of the screen. Delete — Select emails to delete, then tap the “Trash” {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/1/1e/Android7delete. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/1/1e/Android7delete. png/30px-Android7delete. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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Mark as read — Select unopened emails, then tap the open envelope icon at the top of the screen.
Mark as spam — Select a spam email, tap ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android), tap Report spam in the drop-down menu, and tap Report spam & unsubscribe if available (if not, just tap Report spam when prompted).
iPhone — Open your iPhone’s {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/7/7e/Iphonesettingsappicon. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/7/7e/Iphonesettingsappicon. png/30px-Iphonesettingsappicon. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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