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At least 1 message in was recently identified as potentially dangerous. Deceptive emails are often used to steal personal info or break into online accounts. Learn how to help protect against deceptive messages

Preview your emails

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You can preview an email through different view options before you open it. Or, you can choose to turn off the preview pane.

Turn on preview pane

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail .
  2. At the top right, click Settings  and then See all settings.
  3. On the top, select the Inbox tab and then scroll to Reading pane.
  4. Check the "Enable reading pane" box.
  5. Select your split pane mode:
    • No split
    • Right of inbox
    • Below inbox
  6. At the bottom, click Save changes. 

Turn off preview pane 

  1. On your computer, go to Gmail .
  2. At the top right, click Settings  and then See all settings.
  3. On the top, select the Inbox tab and then scroll to Reading pane.
  4. Uncheck the "Enable reading pane" box.
  5. At the bottom, click Save changes. 

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