Sunday, August 15, 2010

Google updates Gmail service - adds visual, interface and accessibility tweaks


Gmail one of the worlds largest email service provider today.Just a few days ago google had announced multi sign in -feature(user can access multiple accounts) for google services.This new feature allows a user to switch between mutiple gmail accounts without logging out.
Google calls the feature multi sign-in and you can activate this service by following this link
Google  decided to make small changes relating to its interface and contacts for gmail.

 The most noticeable change being the much used left-hand column now features Mail, Contacts and Tasks in a seperate pane of their own at the top

The compose mail option is amde out into a new button for a quick access .
Managing the new contacts list is like managing e-mails which involves adding, editing, deleting contacts which you can sort and group as your wish.Now you   customise the contacts number per page setting.

Here are some new features mentioned below which have been listed on the Gmail Blog:

*Keyboard shortcuts
go to Contacts and hit "?" for the full list

*Sort by last name (look under "More actions")
*Custom labels for phone numbers and other fields
*The ability to undo changes you've just made
*Auto-saving the changes in contact management
*Structured name fields, so you can adjust titles, suffixes, and other name components
*A bigger, more prominent notes field
*Flexibility to set number of contacts per page.

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