How to Use Conversations in Google Inbox
Tap a conversation to open it., Expand the conversation., Tap a message in the conversation thread to view the entire body of the message., Tap the "Reply all" button to reply to everyone in the conversation., Reply to a specific message., Tap the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Tap a conversation to open it.
A conversation, or "thread"
is a collection of emails based on the subject.
When you send out an email, any replies you get from any of the recipients are grouped together in one conversation.
Likewise, if you reply to an email that you receive, a new conversation is created.
A conversation is like a forum thread, where all relevant replies are kept in one location.
Conversations are different than bundles.
A bundle is a designated collection of emails that share the same label.
A conversation is a collection of all the replies to a single message.
You can have multiple conversations in a single bundle.
The number of replies in a conversation are indicated by a gray number next to the names of the people in the conversation if there are more than three. -
Step 2: Expand the conversation.
When you open a conversation, it will usually show the first message as well as the last reply.
If you have several messages in a conversation, they will be collapsed in the middle.
The circled number will indicate the number of collapsed replies.
Tap this number to expand the conversation and see all of the replies. , When viewing an expanded conversation, you are just shown the first few lines of each message.
Tap a message in the conversation to expand it and view the whole email. , This round button has a double-arrow and is located in the lower-right corner of the open conversation.
Tapping this will open the Compose Message screen.
If you scroll to the bottom of the message, you can tap the "Reply to all" box to start your message. , Tap the message in the conversation that you want to reply directly to.
You will only be replying to the sender of that message, not everyone involved in the conversation.
Tap the open message's menu button, which looks like three stacked dots.
Select "Reply" from the menu to reply directly to the sender. , If you are done reading a conversation, tap the "X" in the corner to collapse it back into a single entry. , When you are done with a conversation, swipe the collapsed conversation to the right to to hide the entire conversation from your inbox.
You can still find the conversation later in the Done section, or in whatever label may be applied to it. -
Step 3: Tap a message in the conversation thread to view the entire body of the message.
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Step 4: Tap the "Reply all" button to reply to everyone in the conversation.
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Step 5: Reply to a specific message.
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Step 6: Tap the "X" at the top of an open conversation to close it.
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Step 7: Mark a conversation as Done when you are finished with it.
Detailed Guide
A conversation, or "thread"
is a collection of emails based on the subject.
When you send out an email, any replies you get from any of the recipients are grouped together in one conversation.
Likewise, if you reply to an email that you receive, a new conversation is created.
A conversation is like a forum thread, where all relevant replies are kept in one location.
Conversations are different than bundles.
A bundle is a designated collection of emails that share the same label.
A conversation is a collection of all the replies to a single message.
You can have multiple conversations in a single bundle.
The number of replies in a conversation are indicated by a gray number next to the names of the people in the conversation if there are more than three.
When you open a conversation, it will usually show the first message as well as the last reply.
If you have several messages in a conversation, they will be collapsed in the middle.
The circled number will indicate the number of collapsed replies.
Tap this number to expand the conversation and see all of the replies. , When viewing an expanded conversation, you are just shown the first few lines of each message.
Tap a message in the conversation to expand it and view the whole email. , This round button has a double-arrow and is located in the lower-right corner of the open conversation.
Tapping this will open the Compose Message screen.
If you scroll to the bottom of the message, you can tap the "Reply to all" box to start your message. , Tap the message in the conversation that you want to reply directly to.
You will only be replying to the sender of that message, not everyone involved in the conversation.
Tap the open message's menu button, which looks like three stacked dots.
Select "Reply" from the menu to reply directly to the sender. , If you are done reading a conversation, tap the "X" in the corner to collapse it back into a single entry. , When you are done with a conversation, swipe the collapsed conversation to the right to to hide the entire conversation from your inbox.
You can still find the conversation later in the Done section, or in whatever label may be applied to it.
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