Re: New features in Gmail
Turn email into Google Doc
Google is testing a new feature for Gmail Labs that in one simple click, `Create a document', converts an email into a Google Docs document.
This means no more copying and pasting the text from your email -- just open the message you wish to convert, click the `Create a document' link on the right side of the page, and you have a brand new document which can then be modified and shared!
In case, you're not interested in converting any of your current messages into documents, you can easily open up a blank doc by hitting `g' and then `w' (just make sure you have keyboard shortcuts on).
To turn on this feature, go to the Gmail Labs tab under Settings, select `Enable' next to `Create a document' and hit `Save Changes' at the bottom.
Gmail Video
Gmail and Google App subscribers can now choose to speak with friends on a video screen and simultaneously instant message them in a Google Chat box. The video screen can be popped out of the chat box and moved around a user's computer screen. Users can also change the size of the screen and expand it to full-screen size.
The condition being that both the user and his contact have computers equipped with Web cameras and microphones. Businesses that have bought an enterprise version of Gmail, found within the Google Apps software package, will also receive the feature at no extra cost.
PDF Viewer
Google has added support for PDF document viewing in Gmail. Users can see a View link in an email with a PDF attachment.
Click View and the PDF document opens inside your browser with formatting options like those available with Google Docs. The PDF can be viewed in HTML as well as in a new viewer. The document can also be downloaded.
With the transition, the option to open up PDFs as HTML pages straight from the message has gone; however, it still remains as a viewing option once the user is in the new PDF view and in search results from Google.com.
Re: New features in Gmail
Gmail gadget for Google Desktop
Though strictly not a GMail gadget, it is a handy utility for Google desktop users that will allow them to read, search and send Gmail messages while in Google Desktop. Users can also Star messages and use keyboard shortcuts. The plug also utilises keyboard shortcuts and contact autocomplete.
In a blog post, James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer, Google Desktop, said, "You can Star messages, use the same keyboard shortcuts, and we didn't forget about contact auto-complete. It doesn't take up much space in your sidebar or desktop, and you can also resize it to show as few or as many messages as you'd like."
Presently, the application is Windows-only and requires Google Desktop version 5 or higher.
Google Desktop was released in October 2004. The application aims to make searching a PC as easy as searching the Web. Google Desktop provides users full-text search over email, files, music, photos, chats, Gmail and Web pages viewed.
The application also includes other gadgets that allow users to be shown new email, weather updates, photos and personalised news.
Re: New features in Gmail
Sounds good, MSN is a big no no now. Gmail has some great features. I woudn't go near anything that has word "microsoft" in it.