When you receive a message in Gmail, you can:
- Reply to the sender.
- Reply to every recipient.
Reply to messages
- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- Open the message.
- Below the message, click:
- Reply: Send the message to the sender.
- Reply all: Send the message to the sender and anyone in the “To:” and “Cc:” lines.
- Enter a message.
- Click Send.
Tip: To respond quickly to emails in your inbox with short, suggested messages, turn on Smart Reply. Learn how to use Smart Reply in Gmail.
Change your default reply settings
To change the order of the “Reply” and “Reply all” buttons, update your default reply settings.
- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- At the top right, click Settings
See all settings.
- Click the General tab.
- In the "Default reply behavior" section, click Reply or Reply all.
Get reminders about important emails
Important: Before you can get reminders for important emails, turn on conversation view in your settings. Learn how to turn on conversation view.
At the top of your inbox, you may see suggestions (or “nudges”) for emails you should reply to or follow up on. You can turn these nudges on or off in Settings.
- On your computer, go to Gmail.
- At the top right, click Settings
- Click the General tab.
- Next to “Nudges,” select:
- Suggest emails to reply to: At the top of your inbox, you can find emails that you forgot to reply to.
- Suggest emails to follow up on: At the top of your inbox, you can find sent emails that you may need to follow up on.
- At the bottom, click Save Changes.
