The Complete Google Manual - USA - Edition 05 (2020-04)

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Using Google Apps


Step 4
❱ Custom themes let you get a bit more creative. Click on either
Light or Dark custom and then choose an image. You can use a
preselected image or use one of your own by clicking My Photos.

Step 1
❱ Sign in to Gmail on your computer and open the main inbox.
In the top right corner of the page you will see the Settings
icon (the gear icon). Click this and select Themes from the listings
displayed on this page.


Step 3
❱ Click on any theme to activate it. You will see the background
change, allowing you to preview the theme without leaving the
themes page. If you find one you like, simply select it and then
click back to the inbox.

Step 2
❱ The available themes are split up into categories, with basic
colour themes at the top of the page, then HD themes that use
background images, custom themes and classic Gmail themes.


How to


Customise Gmail


Gmail works brilliantly straight out of the box. There are, however, several


things you can do to Gmail to make it suit your personal preferences more


closely, from adding a theme to customising the layout of the inbox.


Apply a Theme


OK, so this isn’t going to make Gmail work any better, run any
faster or deliver emails in a different way but it does brighten
things up a bit and makes Gmail more personal to you.

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