Gmail’s Newest Keyboard Shortcuts

For the past two weeks, Gmail released two new awesome features that users will surely love: the Gmail Call Phone and Priority Inbox. In relation to this, lovers of keyboard shortcuts got something to memorize to use this new features. But before anything else, make sure that you’ve activated your shortcuts by turning them on to your Gmail settings, under the General tab. Are you ready for more time saver keys? We’ve got them all after the skip.

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Gmail’s Call Phone

Gmail voice and video chats makes it convenient to keep in touch with family and friends using your computer’s microphone and speaker. However, it’s not all the time that we are in front of our PC and signed in to Gmail. Good thing, Google though of an idea: “Wouldn’t it be nice if you could call people directly on their phones?” Starting today, you can now call just any phone right from your Gmail! According to Gmail’s blog, calls to the US and Canada will be free of charge for the rest of 2010, and calls to other countries will cost for as little as $ 0.02 per minute.

How does it work? It’s easy! It’s like calling a normal phone. At the top of your Chat List, click “Call Phone,” then dial a number or enter a contact’s name. This feature from Gmail is very useful, especially when you want to place a call when you’re in an area with bad reception. In the next few days, Gmail will be rolling out the new feature to US-based users, and they are working on to make it available to other customers. So don’t forget to check back again for more update.

What can you say about Gmail’s new features? Are you seeing yourself using it one of these days? Tell us by leaving a comment.

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