Read e-mail faster with Gmail Auto Advance

By Ryan Johnson, technology training coordinator

There are many interesting features in Gmail Labs. Gmail Labs is a testing ground for experimental features that may or may not change, break or disappear at any time. One of them is an Auto-Advance Lab feature which is a time saver. It’s recommended for people with hefty inboxes.

Gmail’s behavior is to return you back to the inbox whenever you delete, archive, or mute a conversation. Enabling Auto-Advance takes you straight to the next (or previous) email whenever you delete or archive a message. The little seconds saved do add up when you going through hundreds of messages.

Capture(34)Enable it from Gmail Labs (Gear icon > Settings > Labs). Definitely enable it if you are on an inbox spring cleaning spree.