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How to Change Your Gmail Theme

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Is blue, well, giving you the blues? Do you repaint your rooms once in a while and re-arrange the furniture now and then?

Change can be stimulating, and in Gmail, you can make the interface almost as interesting as the emails it holds — or stand back in noble utility. You can re-arrange the furniture and colors easily whenever you like.

Change Your Gmail Theme

To dress Gmail in different colors or apply an image-rich theme:

  • Click the gear in your Gmail's top right corner.
  • Select Mail settings (or Settings) from the menu that comes up.
  • Now go to the Themes category.
  • Click the desired Gmail theme.

Choose Your Own Gmail Interface Colors

To apply your own color combination to Gmail (not available with the latest Gmail interface):

  • Click the gear in Gmail's top right corner.
  • Follow the Mail settings (or Settings) link.
  • Go to the Themes tab.
  • Click Choose your own colors.
  • For each interface element:
    • Hover over the area to be colored with the mouse.
    • Click the down arrow button.
    • Select the desired color or colors.
  • Click Save.

(Updated November 2011)

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