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Gmail lets you insert images now

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The long awaited feature of Gmail,  inserting images in your mails is finally here

Now you don’t have to use the workarounds like

  • uploading images top an image host and inserting the HTML code into your mails
  • using a userscript to make Gmail let you insert images

Gmail has introduced this feature now in their Labs section.

Here’s how you can use it

  1. Login to your gmail account (of course you need to do that)
  2. Click on the Labs icon , as shown here

    Th labs icon is between email id and Settings link

    The labs icon is between email id and Settings link

  3. Scroll down in the features list to the one that says Insert Images
    Scroll down to Insert Images

    Scroll down to Insert Images

  4. Click on the enable radio button and Save your settings
  5. Now whenyou compose a mail you havethe insert image icon on the toolbar

    Compose Mail

    Compose Mail

Now you can add images to your mails without much effort :-)

Do give your feedback to google about this feature so they make it a permanent feature