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Switching accounts
Gmail displays conversations, messages, and settings from one Google Account at a
time. If you have more than one account, you can open the Accounts screen to view
how many unread messages you have in each account and to switch accounts.
1.
From your Inbox, touch the current account at the top right of the screen.
Each account is listed, along with the number of unread messages in your Inbox.
2.
Touch the account that contains the email you want to read.
Read a message
Touch a conversation that contains the messages you want to read. The message header
shows the sender, recipient, time and date when message sent, andinformation. A
paperclip icon indicates whether the message has an attachment.
When reading messages in a conversation, you can use the buttons at the top of the
screen to archive the entire conversation. Touch the topic on the left side to open the
next or previous conversation in the Inbox.
Work with an attachment
Gmail can display several types of attached images (PNG, GIF, JPEG, etc.) in a
message. Others have a Preview or Download button you can use. Depending on the
applications installed on your device, you may also be able to download and read a
variety of kinds of files, including spreadsheets, word-processing documents, or PDF
files. Other applications may add support for opening other kinds of files. Attachments
you download are stored on your device’s USB storage or microSD card. Image files
are added to albums in Gallery.
Composing and sending a message
Compose and send a message
1.
When viewing the Inbox, touch settings and touch
Compose.
2.
Enter all the information that is needed for a message and touch
SEND
to send the message.