How to improve your Gmail experience with the Preview Pane

by Andy Traub on 05/09/2012 · 9 comments

in Gmail Ninja, Productivity

As an admitted email addict I am constantly trying to find ways to get through my inbox more quickly. Gmail has several settings and Labs (experimental features found on the Settings page) that help me have an awesome Gmail experience. Here’s a video preview of a new Lab feature. Some of these features go away over time and some are incorporated permanently into Gmail for all users. So here’s a video preview of the “Preview Pane” Lab feature.

You can enlarge the video to full screen using the button on the bottom right of the video

What do you do to improve your Gmail experience or what questions can I answer for you to help you improve your Gmail experience?

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Joseph Lalonde May 9, 2012 at 10:35 am

I was introduced to Rapportive by Justin Lukasavage awhile back. I love it.

It shows information regarding the email sender. Things like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and past contacts show up in a sidebar. Absolutely amazing stuff.

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Andy Traub May 9, 2012 at 2:22 pm

Yeah, that’s a GREAT plugin. I should do a video on that one too. Thx brother.

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Michael Good May 19, 2012 at 2:12 am

Just downloaded Rapportive. Nice!

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Trey May 9, 2012 at 2:07 pm

Thanks for the tip Andy. I had no idea this was an option.

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Andy Traub May 9, 2012 at 2:22 pm

Neither did I till last week. They come out with new Labs all the time. They drop them sometime too unfortunately. Hopefully this one sticks around!

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Joel Snyder May 9, 2012 at 3:08 pm

Thanks for making Gmail better for me!

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Andy Traub May 9, 2012 at 3:12 pm

My pleasure brother. Thanks for reading.

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David Robertson May 20, 2012 at 5:52 am

Andy, I can always count on you to make my day easier when it comes to two things. Motivation & technology. You’ve delivered on the tech front once again! Thanks for all your work!

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Andy Traub May 21, 2012 at 7:45 pm

My pleasure.

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