How to enable dark mode, schedule email and many more Gmail tips and tricks – 2020

Being a Gmail user, one should know to make full use of the platform

Gmail has over 1.5 billion active users.The email service comes bundled with many important features like access to Google Docs, Drive, among others.

Here, we are going to discuss few tips and tricks that a Gmail user should know to make full use of this platform:

Before we jump into this, it is always suggested to link & keep updated of your phone number and an alternate email ID to retrieve your mail id incase of any issues.

Gmail dark mode: How to enable ??

Enabling Dark mode will help you save on battery. Dark Mode in apps and websites has started becoming a norm with people preferring to use it much more than the Light Mode. Apart from the eye strain benefits, it also helps a lot of phones and laptops that come with an AMOLED display conserve battery. To activate dark mode on desktop, open Gmail and click on the Settings icon and tap Themes. Search for the Dark theme there and click on it and tap apply. To activate it on your Android smartphone, tap on the menu icon and open the Settings option, tap on ‘General Settings’ and select the theme option and set to dark. If your device is running Android Pie or before, you will not be able to make this selection.

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Mail on Gmail: How to schedule ??

Gmail also allows users to schedule an email so they don’t miss sending an important email. To schedule a mail:

1. Go to Gmail .
2. At the top left, click ‘Compose’ to create a new mail.
3. Fill your email with all the necessary details.
4. At the bottom left next to “Send,” click the dropdown arrow .
5. Click Schedule send option.
6. Select a specific date and time, and then tap schedule

Google Meet call via Gmail:

Google now shows the option to make or join a Meet video call from inside of Gmail. To make a Google Meet call via Gmail, you can simply click on the start a meeting option located on the left navigation bar. This will take you to a new window for the video call. From there you can join the call and copy the joining details and send it to the people you want to chat with.

Prevent horizontal scrollbars:

If you have to scroll across your screen to read an email, then it might include an image that’s too wide, hidden, or part of a logo or chart.Check your signature settings to make sure it’s not your logo.

Undo sending a Gmail messages:

If you decide you don’t want to send an email, you have a short time after to cancel it. Right after you send a message, you can retract it:

1. In the bottom left, you’ll see “Message sent” and the option to “Undo” or “View message”.
2. Click Undo.

However, there is an option to choose an amount of time to recall a message

1. Go to Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings  See all settings.
3. Next to “Undo Send,”select a Send cancellation period of 5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds.