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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 11:25 am
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Originally Posted by boberonicus
  1. Login to Gmail
  2. Click on the little "wheel" on the top right corner.
  3. Select "Settings" (about halfway down the list)
  4. Three lines down, look for "external content"
  5. Click the radio button for "Ask before displaying external content"
But in Google's defense, the default setting is to display images sent by trusted senders although I'm not sure who is "trusted".
Thanks for this. Mine was four sections down, under "Images" and referred instead to "external images" but I presume that's what you meant. The whole thing is as clear as mud, especially as it gives no hint as to what the control actually means.
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