It won’t work right out of the box, but with a couple of setup tricks, you’ll be able to find a specific email without having to navigate to Gmail first. It’s a real time-saver.  Here’s how. 

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Open the Chrome customization and settings menu by clicking the icon at the right of the Omnibar.
  3. Choose Settings.
  4. Scroll down to Search and choose Manage search engines.
  5. Copy the following text:  https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/#apps/%s and paste it into the URL field of the Add new search engine area.
  6. Add a name and keyword to the other two boxes.
  7. Click Done.
  8. To use the command, type gmail.com into the browser and hit the Tab button on your keyboard.
  9. Add your search query and press Enter.

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