Some of the great Gmail Features you may be using

1.Priority Inbox
   Gmail’s newest features is the Priority Inbox. Watch this video to learn how you can             benefit by using this feature.









2.Video and voice Chat
Are you traveling and want to stay connected with your family? Check out Gmail’s Video Chat feature and even u can call on his or her cell phone.

3. Click to call phone number

     now Gmail has introduced a feature of calling to cell phone  you no longer       have to get out your phone and retype a number anytime someone sends you one in an email or chat message. you’ll see that phone numbers appear as links, hyper link:
Just click the number, and Gmail’s dialpad will pop up, already populated with the number you’re trying to call or click the phone icone in the voice and chat window a dialpad will pop up type the number and click the call button.
Click “Call” Of course, if you don’t already have the voice and video plugin installed, you’ll be prompted to do that first. 


You’ll also see a little green phone icon next to numbers in your contacts which you can use to do the same thing.
Note:-Please install the "voice and video plugin" installed in your system.                                   





4. Keyboard Shortcuts For Gmail 


Keyboard shortcuts help you save time by allowing you to never take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse. You'll need a Standard 101/102-Key or Natural PS/2 Keyboard to use the shortcuts.


Note: To turn these case-sensitive shortcuts on or off, Click Setting button on the right corner of the Gmail page and then pick an option Keyboard shortcut. click on Keyboard shortcuts on.

Shortcut Key Definition Action c Compose Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window. / Search Puts your cursor in the search box. k Move to newer conversation Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit<Enter> to expand a conversation. j Move to older conversation Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit<Enter> to expand a conversation. n Next message Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') p Previous message Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') o or <Enter> Open Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.' u Return to conversation list Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations. e Archive Archive your conversation from any view. m Mute Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more. x Select conversation Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation. s Star a message or conversation Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status. + Mark as important Helps Gmail learn what's important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox) - Mark as unimportant Helps Gmail learn what's not important to you by marking misclassified messages. (Specific to Priority Inbox) ! Report spam Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list. r Reply Replies to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') a Reply all Replies to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') f Forward Forwards a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') <Esc> Escape from input field Removes the cursor from your current input field. <Ctrl> + s Save draft Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl>key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields -- when using this shortcut. # Delete Moves the conversation to Trash. l Label Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation. v Move to Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash. <Shift> + i Mark as read Marks your message as 'read' and skip to the next message. <Shift> + u Mark as unread Marks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later. [ Archive and previous Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the previous one. ] Archive and next Removes the current view's label from your conversation and moves to the next one. z Undo Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link). <Shift> + n Update current conversation Updates your current conversation when there are new messages. q Move cursor to chat search Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box. y Remove from Current View* Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. From 'Inbox,' 'y' means Archive From 'Starred,' 'y' means Unstar From 'Trash,' 'y' means Move to inbox From any label, 'y' means Remove the label * 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.' . Show more actions Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu. <Ctrl> + <Down arrow> Opens options in Chat <Ctrl> + <Down arrow> moves from edit field in your chat window to select the 'Video and more' menu Next, press <Tab> to select the emoticon menu Press <Enter> to open the selected menu ? Show keyboard shortcuts help Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you're on. (Note: Typing ? will display the help menu even if you don't have keyboard shortcuts enabled) k Move up a contact Moves your cursor up in your contact list j Move down a contact Moves your cursor down in your contact list o or <Enter> Open Opens the contact with the cursor next to it. u Return to contact list view Refreshes your page and returns you to the contact list. e Remove from Current Group Removes selected contacts from the group currently being displayed. x Select contact Checks and selects a contact so that you can change group membership or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to the contact. <Esc> Escape from input field Removes the cursor from the current input # Delete Deletes a contact permanently l Group membership Opens the groups button to group contacts z Undo Reverses your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link) . Show more actions Opens the "More actions" drop-down menu. Combo-keys - Use the following combinations of keys to navigate through Gmail. Shortcut Key Definition Action <Tab> then <Enter> Send message After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.) y then o Archive and next Archives your conversation and moves to the next one. g then a Go to 'All Mail' Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted). g then s Go to 'Starred' Takes you to all conversations you have starred. g then c Go to 'Contacts' Takes you to your Contacts list. g then d Go to 'Drafts' Takes you to all drafts you have saved. g then l Go to 'Label' Takes you to the search box with the "label:" operator filled in for you. g then i Go to 'Inbox' Returns you to the inbox. g then t Go to 'Sent Mail' Takes you to all mail you've sent. * then a Select all Selects all mail. * then n Select none Deselects all mail. * then r Select read Selects all mail you've read. * then u Select unread Selects all unread mail. * then s Select starred Selects all starred mail. * then t Select unstarred Selects all unstarred mail.

5. Offline Gmail Access Without Internet 
yourself on a plane or on a move without WiFi or Internet access and wishing you could access your Gmail account? Or do you have the WiFi only iPad and want to check your Gmail while in an area without Internet? Gmail has an answer for these two situations (and more) – offline Gmail.


         Steps to configure Offline Gmail Account 

1.    Login to Gmail account.

2.    Go to Settings -> Labs tab. Or, directly click on Gmail Labs icon beside “Settings”.

3.    Under the Offline lab item, select Enabled radio button.

4.    Click on Save Changes when done.

5.    Gmail web interface will reload.

6.    Click Allow when Offline Gmail Google Gears asking for permission to install. Make sure the check box for I trust this site. Allow it to use Gears is ticked.

7.    Click on Next to start enabling the offline access for Gmail.

8.    Select where you want to place the shortcuts to Gmail for offline access Desktop, Start Menu and Quick Launch Bar, and then click on OK.

9.    In the background, Gmail has silently started to installation offline feature and doing the synchronization process.

10.   Once synchronization if completed with Status: Synchronized, Gmail can be accessed offline.