Quickly take action on your messages

Organize emails from your inbox

When you point to messages in your inbox, you can quickly take action without opening them:

Inbox actions

  • Archive Archive
  • Delete Delete
  • Mark as unread Unread or read Read
  • Snooze Snooze

Snooze emails until later

Postpone emails to a future date or time that's more convenient for you. 

Snooze

Respond to emails with Smart Reply suggestions 

Quickly reply to emails using phrases that'll show up based on the message you've received. 

 

You might see also old emails at the top of your inbox with a suggestion to reply or follow up. 

Customize your inbox view

Expand or shrink your inbox 

Change how spacious or compact you want your inbox view. In the top right, click Settings Settingsand then Display density.

Tip: If you choose Default, you'll get a preview of your attachments from your inbox.

Show or hide the menu

To make room for previewing your email, you can expand or shrink your inbox view by clicking Menu Menu.

View Calendar, Tasks, Keep & Add-ons

You can now use Google Calendar, Keep, Tasks, and Add-ons while in Gmail.

Calendar

On the right of your inbox, click these icons:

  • Calendar Calendar: View your daily schedule, click events to edit them, create new events, and jump to upcoming events.
  • Keep Google Keep: Create checklists and take notes.
  • Tasks Tasks logo: Add to-do's and deadlines.
  • Add-ons Plus: Get extra Gmail tools to help manage your mail.