Instantly compose new emails in Gmail with this bookmark trick

Gmail is fast. But when you count the number of emails you have to send every day, every second saved counts. So how can you shorten the already quick process of launching Gmail and clicking the New button to open the Compose window?

Use a marker!

Since Gmail is a cloud app, there is a URL associated with everything. It's just a matter of choosing that URL and adding some strings that will pass the parameters you want to send with the email. You just need to keep this URL bookmarked in your toolbar.

Kudos to this Stack Overflow thread for the idea!

Gmail's special URL to bookmark

This simple URL will take you to a clutter-free email window. You'll need to sign in to your Google account, of course:

https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1

You can use some specific strings with the above URL if you want to pad the email with a few default parameters (eg contact addresses, a subject line, text text for the email body). For example, if you want to send a canned response:

https://mail.google.com/mail/[email protected]@989214.com

Parameters you can use include:

• &a = Add contacts. Separate multiple contacts with commas.
• &cc = Add CC recipients.
• &bcc = Add BCC recipients.
• &your = Add a theme.
• &BODY = Add any canned text to the email.

To include spaces (for example, for the subject line), you must use this special character:

% 20

For example:

https://mail.google.com/mail/[email protected],[email protected]@[email protected]&su=Hello%20World!&body = Este% 20Is% 20Just% 20An% 20Ejemplo

Build your email link, then it's a simple matter of saving it as a bookmark in your browser's toolbar. Don't forget to try it.!

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