Chapter 18
Ten Really Useful Gmail Settings
IN THIS CHAPTER
Sending a message as plain text
Configuring how you reply to messages
Customizing Gmail's default text style
Taking Gmail out of conversation view
Telling Gmail to let you know when it labels a message as Important
Giving Gmail permission to display desktop notifications
Gmail offers a relatively simple interface on the surface, but dig a little deeper and you learn that the app has a more sophisticated side. I'm talking about the Settings page and its seemingly endless supply of options, configurations, and customizations. I mean, there's a lot of stuff in there.
Yep, sure, many of the settings should be labeled For Nerds Only. However, a veritable treasure trove of settings are actually useful in the real world and can help you be more productive, more efficient, healthier, wealthier, and wiser. (Well, maybe not those last ...
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