How can I switch accounts on Gmail while the browser is not at full size?

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When I use Gmail, one annoying feature is that while the browser is at half size, I can't reach the account button to allow me to switch between my email accounts. I have to maximise the window to do this. Is there any workaround for this, such as a keyboard shortcut, or are there any fixes to gmail's UI that makes the gmail buttons scale with browser size, or at least add in a horizontal scrollbar, like most other websites?

This is what my browser looks like when I've got gmail on half-size. The switch account button is next to the 9-square-grid on the top-right-hand side, but it's not accessible, and I can't scroll to it.

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Lou

Posted 2018-02-27T14:50:45.710

Reputation: 596

what size screen & device are you using? This isnt normal. – Digital Lightcraft – 2018-02-27T15:13:52.640

Windows 10, Google Chrome browser, and according to some website, my display size is 1366 x 768. – Lou – 2018-02-27T15:21:31.667

Answers

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You can just change the address bar to your user number.

This is the default URL when signed in under your main account: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox

If you hover over your different accounts, you will see that URL changes the number 0 above to a 1, 2, 3, etc depending on what account is in the list.

For example, I could change the Url from:

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox to https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/#inbox

and I would get my third account, or 2nd in the list.

Narzard

Posted 2018-02-27T14:50:45.710

Reputation: 2 276

Wow, I actually never knew that. That's so useful - I always wanted a way to go straight onto my uni email without having to navigate to my default email first! – Lou – 2018-02-27T15:20:22.657

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One limited "workaround" I can think of is just minimizing the page itself with Ctrl+- until the button become accessible.

Another possible workaround is to try to press Tab several times until the page scrolls itself right a bit because of some link being selected in the invisible right side of the page.

Evengard

Posted 2018-02-27T14:50:45.710

Reputation: 1 500

This does work, so I'm upvoting the answer. I'm just holding out for a UI fix. I really dislike Gmail's UI anyway. – Lou – 2018-02-27T15:24:13.717