You can use Google products such as Gmail and Calendar in the same window. This helps you increase productivity without switching between tabs.

Open two Google products in one window

  1. Go to Gmail, Calendar, or Google Drive, or open a file in Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
  2. At the bottom right, click Show side panel Show side panel.
  3. On the right, choose the product you want to open:
    • Calendar Calendar: Check your schedule and add or edit events.
    • Keep Keep: Create a note or list.
    • Tasks Tasks: Add to-do items and deadlines.
    • Contacts : Access your contacts.
    • Voice "": Make a Google Voice call.
    • Maps Maps: Search Google Maps.
  4. To close the app panel, on the right, click Close Cancel.

Close or hide the right side panel

You can close or hide the Google Workspace side panel.

  • To close the right side panel: On the right, click Close Cancel.
  • To hide the right side panel: If the panel is expanded, in the top right of the app panel, click Close Cancel. Then, at the bottom right, click Hide side panel Hide side panel.
  • To show the right side panel: At the bottom right, click Show side panel Show side panel.