{"id":962,"date":"2015-02-02T11:22:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/?p=962"},"modified":"2015-04-04T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T22:22:37","slug":"tutorial-change-gmail-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/index.php\/2015\/02\/tutorial-change-gmail-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Tips: How to Change Gmail Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google accounts give users more abilities to customize the interface to better suit the user. Gmail themes provide colors and images to personalize the email client. Read on to find out how to change the overall theme of a Google Account.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Video_Tutorial\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Video Tutorial<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Selecting_a_Theme\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Selecting a Theme<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Types_of_Themes\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Types of Themes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Theme_Details\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> \u00a0Theme Details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h1><span id=\"Video_Tutorial\">Video Tutorial<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XayLB7jE2Co\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><span id=\"Selecting_a_Theme\">Selecting a Theme<\/span><\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0Click on the Setting Gear at the top right corner of Gmail<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-Settings-Gear.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-964 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-Settings-Gear-1024x304.png\" alt=\"01-Settings Gear\" width=\"474\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Themes&#8221; in the drop-down menu (the third from the bottom).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-Themes.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/02-Themes.png\" alt=\"02-Themes\" width=\"374\" height=\"463\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the desired theme:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-Choose.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-966 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.technerdservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-Choose-724x1024.png\" alt=\"03-Choose\" width=\"474\" height=\"670\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1><span id=\"Types_of_Themes\">Types of Themes<\/span><\/h1>\n<ol style=\"list-style: upper-alpha;\">\n<li><strong>Color Themes<\/strong> are simple themes that change the background color of Gmail.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HD Themes<\/strong> have picture backgrounds. Some change pictures each time you login and others change depending on the time. (Read on for more information).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom Themes<\/strong> allow you to upload your own image to be the background of Gmail. Note that much of the image is obscured by the emails. Therefore, choose images where the focus is not at the center of the image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classic Themes<\/strong> are cartoon-based themes. These too can change on each login or depending on the time of day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1><span id=\"Theme_Details\">\u00a0Theme Details<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Gmail themes all have the bottom right corner cutout to show the properties of the theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The color indicates whether the theme is a light or dark theme.<\/li>\n<li>If a clock is present, the image will change for each login depending on the time of day.\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the &#8220;Beach&#8221; theme for an example<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If connected square are present (they are supposed to look like a filmstrip), the background image will change during each login. Gmail will cycle through a set number of images.\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the &#8220;Planets&#8221; theme for an example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more info, check out Google&#8217;s help page regarding <a title=\"Gmail Themes\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/answer\/112508?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Gmail Themes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google accounts give users more abilities to customize the interface to better suit the user. Gmail themes provide colors and images to personalize the email client. 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