{"id":11604,"date":"2022-08-04T15:12:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/04\/how-to-change-the-side-panels-in-gmails-new-view\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T15:12:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:12:45","slug":"how-to-change-the-side-panels-in-gmails-new-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/04\/how-to-change-the-side-panels-in-gmails-new-view\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the side panels in Gmail\u2019s new view"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23290550\/gmail-new-view-panel-meet-chat-how-to<\/a>
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When The Verge<\/em>\u2019s Richard Lawler reported that Google was rolling out its newly stylized version of Gmail<\/a> for the web, I decided I wanted to take a look as well. Since my Gmail page hadn\u2019t yet switched over, I clicked on the cog-like Settings icon in the upper-right corner of my page and then on the link labeled Try out the new Gmail view<\/strong> and refreshed my page. <\/p>\n

As Richard writes, the change isn\u2019t radical. There is a new color scheme that I rather like and a few other interface tweaks. The main change, however, is the left-hand side panel \u2014 now, the two<\/em> side panels. <\/p>\n

Previously, you had a single panel that gave you access to a menu of your various Gmail categories and labels (such as the Inbox, Starred, Trash, etc.). By clicking on the three-line icon in the upper left (also known as a \u201chamburger\u201d), you could tweak this panel to show either icons and labels or just icons. But now, Google has added another side panel that gives you immediate access to several apps: Mail, Chat, Spaces, and Meet.<\/p>\n

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If you feel that two side panels is a bit much (as I do, especially on a laptop display), you can make the one with the categories disappear entirely by clicking on the hamburger icon in the upper-left corner. <\/p>\n

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Click the three parallel lines in the top-left corner to make the categories panel disappear.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

If you want to go to a different category or label in your Gmail, you can find them by hovering your cursor over the Mail icon in the new panel. <\/p>\n

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Hovering your cursor over the Mail icon will bring up your categories menu.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Want your second panel back? Click on the hamburger icon again.<\/p>\n

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And what if you don\u2019t really use Google Chat or Meet? It\u2019s actually very easy to get rid of their icons \u2014 and that extra side panel as well:<\/p>\n