Google has added a neat new Labs feature to Gmail that shifts the position of the icon column in your inbox to the left-hand side of the screen. The icon column is used to indicate emails with attachments, calendar invitations, chats and Buzz posts, but normally sits out of your eyeline on the right-hand side. Shifting it to the left gives the icons more prominence, and means that it’s easier to determine what’s in your inbox at a glance.
To enable this feature, head to Labs (via the little green flask icon next to your email address at the top right), scroll down to “Move Icon Column,” click the “Enable” button, then scroll to the bottom and hit “Save changes.”
What’s your favorite Labs feature?
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Awesome find. Thank you for sharing! I’ve also thought it was crazy to have the attachment icons on the right rather than the left. I mean what a pain it was to look for them. Just enabled it and looks great!
Happy to share! I think this is the best Labs feature since “Send & Archive”
How do I get those icons? I just get the paperclip?
What a difference the attachment labs app makes! Thank you for pointing out this find. I was also able to activate some other features as well. I have to remind myself to check Labs more often.
Greqt find. Although I miss a feature telling me how much space do these attachments get
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I think moving the attachments icon to the left is a great idea! It’s much easier to spot them. I hope this one is a keeper!
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