Google LLC is celebrating Gmail’s 15th anniversary today with a number of new features aimed at boosting the productivity of its users.

The first is an expansion of the popular Smart Compose feature in Gmail that helps to save users from typing out unnecessary, commonly used words and phrases such as greetings when they compose their messages. As of today, Smart Compose is being made available in four new languages — French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Smart Compose is also getting more smarts, Gmail product lead Jacob Bank said in a blog post. For example, it can now adapt to the way specific users write, helping them stay true to their own voice. If a user typically starts a message with a friendly “Hey team,” Smart Compose will recognize this and offer that option to help save time whenever a new message is begun. Smart Compose will also now suggest subject lines based on the body of the text in each message.

Another new feature involves timing. Whereas before it was only possible to hit “Send” after composing a message, Gmail now provides the option of what time to deliver each particular email. Users simply write a message, then hit the “Schedule” button to ensure it arrives at exactly the right time.

“We understand that work can often carry over to non-business hours, but it’s important to be considerate of everyone’s downtime,” Bank wrote. “We want to make it easier to respect everyone’s digital well-being, so we’re adding a new feature to Gmail that allows you to choose when an email should be sent.”

The last new feature pertains to those who use Google’s other productivity tools, such as Calendar or Google Docs. Now, it’s possible to take actions quickly within an email, such as by responding to a comment thread in Google Docs, schedule meetings or respond to questionnaires.

“This makes it easier to stay focused on the task at hand since you won’t have to open a new tab or leave your inbox,” Bank said. “We’re also making it possible for info within an email to be kept up-to-date, so the content is always accurate no matter when you look at it.”

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