How to filter and move mail to category in gmail

To filter and move mail to a category in Gmail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using Gmail's built-in filters

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner and select "See all settings."
3. Go to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
4. Click on "Create a new filter."
5. Enter the criteria for the filter, such as:
   • "From" a specific sender
   • "To" a specific recipient
   • "Subject" contains specific keywords
   • "Has" specific attachments
6. Click "Create filter."
7. In the "Apply the label" dropdown menu, select the category you want to move the emails to.
8. Click "Create."

Method 2: Using Gmail's labels

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the label icon () in the upper right corner.
3. Click on "New label."
4. Enter the name of the category you want to create.
5. Click "Create."
6. To move an email to a category, select the email and click on the label icon.
7. Click on the category you want to move the email to.

Method 3: Using Gmail's search operator

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Use the search bar to search for emails that match the criteria you want to filter by.
3. Use the following search operators to filter by specific criteria:
   • from: to search for emails from a specific sender
   • to: to search for emails to a specific recipient
   • subject: to search for emails with a specific subject
   • has: to search for emails with specific attachments
4. Once you've searched for the emails, you can use the "Move to" button to move them to a category.

Tips and Variations

• You can create multiple filters and labels to categorize your emails in different ways.
• You can also use Gmail's "Priority Inbox" feature to automatically categorize your emails into different categories.
• If you want to move multiple emails to a category at once, you can select multiple emails and then use the "Move to" button.
• You can also use third-party browser extensions or add-ons to automate the process of filtering and categorizing your emails.