Make The Most of Gmail using Google Labs

As if Gmail wasn't powerful enough, you can find all sorts of goodies and extra features in Gmail Labs.

Here’s some fun add-ons you can get, just click on the green flask on the top right corner of your gmail inbox page and get started!!

Google docs gadget


A particularly useful one that puts all your recent google docs in a neat gadget in the side-bar. This will provide quick links to your docs by saving you some precious clicks..



Google docs preview


Even if you aren't the biggest fan of Google Docs, the Google Docs previews Lab is pretty useful—it not only lets you preview shared Google Docs, but it also lets you view any Google Docs compatible format before downloading it.



Message sneak peek


The Message Sneak Peek feature is simple, but pretty useful—instead of opening up every message you get, you can just mouse over them to see what's inside a message. That way, you don't have to go through to trouble of opening it, marking it as unread, or filtering it if you can't deal with it right away.



Mouse gesture


Switching between emails is as effortless as moving your mouse, with this add-on. Just right click and move mouse left or right to go to previous or next email!!


Right side chat


If you do add calendars and such to your side-bar, it is bound to get cluttered. Move your chat gadget to the right side of the email list for a more visually pleasing and easy to use, uncluttered look. But know this, this will hide the google ads that show up on the right.


Undo Send


We've all been there: you spend half an hour writing a strongly worded letter, hit send, and realize you probably shouldn't have done that. Thankfully, Gmail Labs' Undo Send feature is there to save you from yourself. After sending an email, Gmail will wait a predefined number of seconds (5, 10, 20, or 30, configurable in Gmail's settings) before sending—at any point during which you can hit the "undo" button to take back your mistake. Even if you don't foresee needing it, it's a heck of a lot better than yanking out your Ethernet cable, so you might as well keep it around just in case.


Inbox preview


Working on the internet on a slow connection can be a pain, and waiting for your inbox to load adds to it!! By enabling this add-on you will get a quick text only snapshot of your inbox while you wait for it to load, its just good sense to use your waiting time wisely.