On this page
- Create and send email
- Compose in a new window and resize
- Turn off conversation view
- Reply and forward
- Change recipients or subjects
- Print an email
- Print and save attachments
- Send bulk email for your business
Create and send email
- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- At the top left, click Compose.
- In the "To" field, add recipients. You can also add recipients:
- In the "Cc" and "Bcc" fields.
- When you compose a message, with a "+ sign" or "@mention" and the contact's name in the text field.
- Add a subject.
- Write your message.
- At the bottom of the page, click Send.
Tip: To add individual recipients and groups of contacts you created with labels, click To:.
Compose in a new window and resize
Tip: To open the Compose window with a keyboard shortcut, just type c.
- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- On the left, click Compose.
- (Optional) Choose a window size with the buttons in the top right:
- Full screen
- Exit full screen
- Open in a new window Shift +
- Add a subject and recipients (To, Cc, or Bcc).
Turn off conversation view
When people reply to an email, Gmail groups responses together in conversations with the newest email on the bottom. However, if you prefer to list messages separately, you can turn Conversation view off. You can switch back at any time.
- Open Gmail.
- At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
- Scroll to Conversation view.
- Select Conversation view on or Conversation view off.
Learn more at the Gmail Help Center
Reply and forward
To reply to a single email or the last email in a thread, click Reply . | |
To reply to an email within a thread, click Reply all . | |
To forward a single email or the last email in a thread, click Forward . | |
To forward an email within a thread, click More Forward. | |
To see previous email in a thread, click Show trimmed content . | |
To forward an entire conversation, at the top, click More Forward all. | |
To use a Smart Reply, at the bottom of the email, click a suggested reply. You can then edit the email before sending it. |
Change recipients or subjects
Add and remove recipients
When composing your reply:
- Add recipients—Click the To field and enter the recipient's email address.
- Remove recipients—Next to the person's email address, click Remove .
Tip: You can also add a recipient in the body of an email, by typing + and the contact's name.
Edit an email subject
- Next to Type of response , click the Down arrow Edit subject.
- Enter a new subject.
Print an email
If there are multiple emails within the same conversation, you can print just one of those emails.
- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- Open the email you want to print.
- At the top right of the email, click More .
- Click Print.
Learn more at the Gmail Help Center
Print and save attachments
When you get an email with attachments...
See a full-screen view and print
Click the attachment to open a full-screen view. To print, click Print .
Download an attachment to your computer
- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- Open a message.
- At the bottom of the message, hover over the attachment.
- Click Download .
Tips:
- If you use Google Chrome, learn how to download a file on Chrome.
- Your browser saves attachments to a download folder. Check your browser’s settings to find your downloads.
- If your computer supports it, you can also drag photos and attachments to your desktop.
Learn more at the Gmail Help Center
Send bulk email for your business
If you are a Workspace Individual subscriber, you can create a branded email and send it to many recipients at once.
Learn more
- Bulk email best practices
- Create branded email with customized layouts
- Send personalized emails with mail merge
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