Google introducing new features in Gmail

Google introducing new features in Gmail

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25 October 2021

Google introduces new features to its Compose window to make it simpler for users to track who they are sending emails to, while also providing them greater control over their emails.

Google has announced that they will now be making some changes to its Compose window where it will make it easier for users to track who they are sending emails to, and also give them a bit more control over their emails.

One of the improvements that Google is adopting is the use of visual indicators. When a user enters a person's email address into the Compose box, an avatar of that person will appear so they can double-check that it is truly the person you're sending the email to, especially if you have contacts with similar names.

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Google is also offering users more control over the contact’s name that appears in email messages. So, if you selected a staff or colleague's name based on their position in the company, but you want to look more professional, you can set a different name so that when the other person receives it, they'll see a name other than the one you saved. The company said that this will not change the name of your contact, but what the other person sees when they receive the email.

Other changes include highlighting external recipients, which means that if you're sending an email to numerous recipients, some of whom aren't in your company, their email addresses will be highlighted with yellow color in the Compose box to make them easier to view.

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