Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Email How to Open a Gmail Message in Its Own Window Eliminate distractions and make your messages easier to see By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on January 30, 2022 Reviewed by Jon Fisher Reviewed by Jon Fisher Wichita Technical Institute Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail What to Know Open message in a separate window: Hold Shift key while selecting the message.Open individual messages in separate windows: Settings > See all Settings > Conversation view offUse Print View to view individual messages without turning off Conversation View. This article discusses how to open a Gmail message in its own window, without the distraction of the Gmail interface. Open an Email in Its Own Gmail Window To open a Gmail message in a separate browser window, hold down the Shift key while selecting the message. You can arrange the windows and view them simultaneously. If you're using Conversation View, you'll see the entire conversation in the new window. If you only want to see one message and not an entire conversation, use the instructions below for disabling Conversation View or using Print View. You can open as many messages in new windows or tabs as your browser allows, and you can continue to read the emails even after you delete them from or archive them in your inbox. Disable Conversation View To open individual messages in separate windows instead of conversations, disable Conversation View. Here's how: In the upper-right corner of Gmail, select the Settings gear icon. From the dropdown menu, choose See all settings. In the General tab, scroll down to the Conversation View section and select Conversation view off. At the bottom of the screen, select Save Changes. Use Print View to Open Individual Emails from Conversations If you want to view individual messages without disabling Conversation View, you can use Print View to open individual emails in separate browser windows or tabs. Open the conversation that contains the message. At the bottom of the conversation, select the Show trimmed content (ellipsis) icon to display all the messages in the conversation. Select the email you want to expand, then, to the right of the Reply arrow, select the More (three vertically stacked dots) icon. Don't select the Print All button in the conversation window, as doing so will print the whole thread. From the dropdown menu, choose Print. When the browser's print dialog appears, cancel it. The email should remain in the separate window or tab. If you have a pop-up blocker enabled, you might have to disable it for this Gmail feature to work properly. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit