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How to collapse or expand Google Gmail’s left navigation menu

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If you ever find that Google’s Menu (the left navigation) is hidden and only appears when you hover over the menu, which drives you crazy, then, fortunately, there’s a one-click fix.

You can toggle the complete visibility of Gmail’s Main Menu by clicking the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal lines). Clicking this main menu button will expand or collapse your navigation. The hamburger menu’s location is direct to the left of the Gmail logo.

You can toggle Gmail's Main Menu by clicking the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines). Clicking this main menu will expand or collapse your navigation.
Toggle Gmail’s main menu by clicking the three-line icon to expand or collapse the left navigation.

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Kelly Barkhurst

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