New quick settings menu helps you optimize your Gmail layout

A new quick settings menu will be appearing in Gmail to help you find and use different layouts, settings and themes to personalize your inbox. You will be able to quickly access and preview:

• Customizing the density of text and information displayed 
• Choosing a different inbox type to help intelligently prioritize and organize emails 
• Adding reading panes to quickly see email contents 
• Applying themes to personalize the look and feel of your inbox 

When you click on Settings, you’ll now see different interfaces, inbox types, and display options alongside your real inbox. When an option is selected, the inbox will immediately update so you can compare choices and see how settings work in real time.

The full settings menu is still available by clicking the “See all settings” button at the top of the new quick settings menu.

For help with the settings menu in Gmail, please see this Gmail Help page (external link, opens in new window) .