Gmail cheat sheet
Send email, chat with colleagues, & start a video meeting, all from Gmail.
For Google Workspace customers: If you don’t see certain features, contact your administrator.
Get Gmail: Web (mail.google.com), Android, or iOS
Email, chat, and collaborate
1.
Click Settings and thenSee all settingsand then
Chat and Meet to show or hide Chat or Meet
Chat and Meet to show or hide Chat or Meet
2.
Open email
3.
Open direct messages and spaces
4.
Open video & audio meetings
Compose an email
1.
Click Compose to create an email
2.
Add recipients
3.
Add a subject
4.
Format text
5.
Add files and links
6.
Show more options, such as templates
7.
Delete draft
Reply to an email
1.
See previous responses
2.
Reply to email
3.
Forward email
4.
Expand all email
5.
Open email in a new window
6.
Show more options
Chat with colleagues
1.
Click New chat to chat with a person, space, or app
2.
See someone's status
3.
Search in a chat or space
4.
Read chat messages
5.
Add a Drive file or a Calendar invite
6.
Format text, add emojis, and more
7.
Send a chat message
Start or join video meetings
1.
Create a new meeting
2.
Join a meeting using a code or nickname
3.
Join a selected meeting
4.
See details for a selected meeting
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