Composing Direct Mail from Address Bar

Go to address bar in your browser

Type "mailto:"

Hit enter

Troubleshoot

By default this trick opens your default mail sending program. So you need to set your default mail sending program to Gmail; How to?

Go to: start >> All programs >> Default Programs >>

Set program access and computer defaults >>

Choose Custom & then set it as per your requirement.

If there is no option for Chrome, then How to? 

Download Gmail Notifier >> Right click on its icon in system tray >> Option >>

Choose Use Gmail for Internet mailto: links >> Hit OK.

Allow site handler request to open mailto: links directly into your mail, How to? 

Chrome setting >> Show advanced setting >> Privacy >> Content Setting >>

Handlers >> Manage Handlers >> Remove mailto if its not working for chrome.

Now set handler for chrome; How to? 

In chrome when you go to Gmail, a protocol handler icon Protocol Handler ProBlogBooster appeared in the address bar.

It only appeared only if you removed related handlers from Chrome.

Click on it >> Choose Use Gmail.

Finally,all Internet mailto: links will open in Gmail program by default.