I was just looking over at someone else’s computer and noticed that they had a completely different look and feel for their Google Gmail Web pages. I mean, REALLY different look, with ninjas and everything. She said she’d tweaked her “theme” but I don’t know about that plug-in. But, damn, it looked cool. How can I tweak the appearance of Gmail?
It was only a day or two ago that I learned that Google had unleashed themes in Gmail, actually. Prior to that, there were third-party add-ons you could download and install that would give you some control over the Gmail look and feel (mostly color schemes) but truth be told I’ve always been nervous about the possibility of a UI hack messing up the functionality of the system.
The good news is that Google’s now added about twenty themes of its own, ranging from the banal with just the slightest tiny changes from the standard (now “classic”) design to those that are quite amazingly different and really quite fun.
Here’s how ya get there…
When you’re logged in to your Gmail account, look on the top right for “Settings”:
(On the newer interface, you might see a small “gear wheel” icon on the top right instead. Click on it and you’ll see “Mail Settings”. That’s your choice instead)
Click on “Settings”, and you’ll see the usual set of tabs, with something new on the far right:
Chose Themes and you’ll be amazed at the number of cool themes that are now available for Gmail users:
Finally, I suspect that the woman you were spying on, uh, whose computer you glanced at, was running the “ninja” theme, but the one I like is actually called “desktop”:
Nice. And great job, Google, with these new Gmail themes!
i am not understand your definition full view of g_mail a/c inbox and step by step to definition to the change and view the inbox demo picture please give to publish the site i am understand to your detail but poor education people not understand the your definition…….
thank u….
these helps for people with old look a/c
Mine is with new look,,plz help me to change my theme i’m getting bored of same look
My Gmail Account not having theme setup and new features..I want gmail themes setup in my gmail account
I have changed my gmail themes successfully,your post is useful for me.thank you
My g-mail format was changed by g-mail and now I am unable to read all my e-mails. They are cut off so I can read only 1/2 to 3/4 of the e-mail. I do not know how to change it back to the original format.
Any help would be appreciated.
I am trying to cheng my own them but there is not showing create your own them cany suggest me how to do
how do i chaat to people on gmail????????????????
my email does not have theme setting how i can get the themes
i have themes tab ,but there is no option lik “create your own theme’,can any explain me y is it hapening,n also tel me whr can i find that option,m using internet explorer browser……..
my computer doesnt have themes on it without downloading anything
thnx dave…..i was searching for themes from many days finally i got it…
my email does not have theme setting how i can get the themes
Thanks Taylor, your information was very useful. Though I love the new gmail look, the different icons can be a bit confusing. Incidentally, I love the desktop theme as well. Thanks again.
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Here is explained how to turn on themes in Gmail. I succeeded in second attemt! 🙂
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1185265
hi dude
just get into ur gmail account on the right end below ur mail id for eg:madhu.29491@gmail.com on the below u can see a icon where its avialable to only those whocessed the new version.
select the icon older version and get into ur usual look…..
note:only those who have accessed the newer version tis s applicable
Hi Dave, searching in the web I found you but not the solution for my problem.
I have different Gmail account and they are all “switchable” so I can have more than one open on my Firefox. All of this are with a different theme and so it’s easier for me to recognized the account.
BUT the last one I opened (with the same setup and so on) in the mail settings don’t have the themes tab though I received in this new account, the usual email with Customize Gmail.
In settings I only have : General – Labels Filters
Forwarding and POP/IMAP Web Clips Inbox
What can I do to solve my problem?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english, it’s not my native language
Lio
tx3000, I hear what you’re saying and it’s clear that Google has continued to monkey with the UI on Gmail. However, I just checked and by clicking on the ‘gear’ wheel icon on the top right, I could select “Mail Settings” and on the tab bar along the top (in some themes it just looks like a bunch of text links, btw), near the rightmost point, there’s “Themes” and it’s all as shown above. If you have nine Gmail accounts and none of them have this option, I have no explanation.
[quote]Click on “Settings”, and you’ll see the usual set of tabs, with something new on the far right:[/quote]
Sorry but you’re wrong about the information you posted. First off all I use IE 8 and themese are supposedly supported in IE7 + which means IE 7 and above sot hat means it they will work in IE8
Anyway that being said, I have about 9 gmail accounts ranging from an original one you had to get an invite to, all the way up to an account I created 2 days ago, that picture you show with the settings in it and old version and new doesn’t even exist. There is no such setting option that even remotely looks like what you have shown in any gmail account I log into.
No such thing as older version option.
Try making an entire pictorial that leads up to you showing how exactly you got to that option in the first place.
hey, cant c that theames(tab) in settings…
do help it out soon…gettin bored of old gmail look..
my settings do not have themes tab………what do i do ??
thank u so much for this information.
I’m not set up like your example for “Settings.” What am I doing wrong? I’ve tried using the Doc Settings and the Gmail Settings but can’t get to themes.
THANK YOU
i dont’ve seen the theams option in settings .how would i see that option?
N!Ce men ! Thank You so much . It was very so easy and very simply.
I do not have theme on my settings….What should I do??????????
wow thats really kool
thank you
hai dave how r u,iam fine iwant the gmail themes but in my mail i check settings but they have no themes so plz help me
ido not have theme on my settings
nice sagest…… thank you- by cont-01817267983
sir i don’t how to set a new theme for my gmail account. but i would like tpages differently. how can i? and what can i do?o see my gmail
coooool……