Gmail Gets New Compose Screen

Gmail Gets New Compose ScreenIt was not too long ago when we brought you word that Gmail would be on the receiving end of a full-screen option where composing an email is concerned. Now that this particular full screen compose window is now available, Google has decided that everyone should jump aboard the new compose window, bidding adieu to the old compose. If you have yet to experience the new compose window, do not worry or fret over it too much, since it ought to roll out in the coming few days.

Just what kind of features or new additions will greet you as you start to type emails to those on your contact list? For starters, it will open drafts as a minimizable window, allowing you to compose multiple drafts simultaneously, all the while enabling you to keep a keen eye out on incoming email, you busy bee you! It will also include support for inline images among others. For those who have a preference for a full-screen compose experience, you are then able to click on the expand button that is located in the top right of the new compose window so that the full-screen switch will happen. Here’s hoping that the new compose screen will not end up as compost!

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