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Using Labs features in Gmail

Pt. 6 of 10 | 2:39 |

Gmail 201: Intermediate Studies

Monday June 29, 2009

The basic foundations of Gmail are solid. However, the system is designed to work the way Google thinks it should... that may not be the way you like to work. Google has created Google Labs so they can a toss out a variety of features and see which ones users really like. There are

Google Labs

features available that

give Gmail more functionality

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Show Notes

- Open Gmail in your Web browser.

- In Gmail click on Settings and move down and click on the Labs tab.

- There are a number of

Labs features

that you can pick from, but some that are of particular interest.

- Scroll down until you find Custom Label Colors and click Enable.

- Add any other features you want to try and be sure to click Save before exiting.

- With

Custom Label Colors

on you can now create your own system for colorizing labels so they work for you.

- If you create a base system where you assign main colors to specific areas then you can vary those colors.

- For example, if you use dark green for "personal" emails you can use various shades of green with different shades of text for different types of personal email.

- Experiment with Google Labs in Gmail to find other options you like.

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