Gmail Inbox Labels Filters

Using labels & filters in your inbox can help manage large amounts of email in a streamlined way. It can aid in identifying and sorting emails based on a variety of criteria, helping you locate important messages and ensure emails don’t fall through the cracks

Labels

Create a Label

On the left, scroll down and click More

 

Click + Create new label

 

Name your label and click Create

Edit & Delete Labels

On the left side of the page, move to the label's name

 

Click More and select Edit

 

Edit your label

 

To delete, click More and then Remove label

 

Filters

Create a Filter

In the search box at the top, click Show search options photos tune

 

Enter your search criteria in any of the available fields. If you want to check that your search worked correctly, see what emails show up by clicking Search

 

At the bottom of the search window, click Create Filter

 

Choose what you'd like the filter to do by selecting the appropriate checkboxes. Then click create filter

 

Use a Particular Message to Create a Filter

Open the email you want to use and click More More

 

Click Filter messages like these

 

Enter your filter criteria

 

Click Create filter

 

Edit or Delete Filters

In the top right, click Settings Settings and then See all settings

 

Click Filters and blocked addresses

 

Find the filter that you'd like to change. Click Edit or Delete to remove the filter

 

If you're editing the filter, click Continue when you've finished editing

 

Click Update filter

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