{"id":130232,"date":"2015-07-01T06:20:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T06:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=130232"},"modified":"2015-07-01T06:20:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T06:20:13","slug":"gmail-boosts-its-emoji-game-adds-themes-you-can-edit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=130232","title":{"rendered":"Gmail boosts its emoji game, adds themes you can edit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google is constantly tweaking usability features on Gmail, but a new update focuses on fun \u2014 emoji style.<\/p>\n<p>Now, when you compose a Gmail message you&#8217;ll have an even larger array of whimsical and descriptive emoji to accent your text-based missive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p>of emoji characters puts the software, which is often used on desktops, more on par with the kind of mobile communications most texters are familiar with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"microcontent-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"emoji \" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA3LzAxL2MzL2Vtb2ppbzA5ODcuOWZlMjYuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg\/77b41ab3\/998\/emojio0987.jpg\" alt=\"emoji \" width=\"483\" height=\"159\" data-credit-link=\"\" data-credit-name=\"\" data-credit-provider=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-width=\"950\" data-fragment=\"m!3666\" data-image=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA3LzAxL2MzL2Vtb2ppbzA5ODcuOWZlMjYuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg\/77b41ab3\/998\/emojio0987.jpg\" data-micro=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In addition to the emoji upgrade, Google has also added hundreds of new high-resolution themes to its existing bank of themes that place stuning photography and graphics unobtrusively behind your Gmail interface. The big difference now is that you can edit your theme&#8217;s background photos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"microcontent-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Themes-GIF\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA3LzAxLzJkL1RoZW1lc0dJRi44NGIwNS5naWYKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-\/bdfc6375\/7e2\/Themes-GIF.gif\" alt=\"Themes-GIF\" width=\"290\" height=\"149\" data-credit-link=\"\" data-credit-name=\"Google \" data-credit-provider=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-width=\"1600\" data-fragment=\"m!6e9c\" data-image=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA3LzAxLzJkL1RoZW1lc0dJRi44NGIwNS5naWYKcAl0aHVtYgkxMjAweDk2MDA-\/bdfc6375\/7e2\/Themes-GIF.gif\" data-micro=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The editing tools include effects like blur (allowing you to blur a sharp image into an abstract blob), vignette (which puts a faded, black border around your image), and text background (which allows you to change an unsightly white border around your menu text to dark gray).<\/p>\n<p>All the changes are available now, automatically in Gmail, with no download or opt-in necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Mashable.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is constantly tweaking usability features on Gmail, but a new update focuses on fun \u2014 emoji style. 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