How to filter gmail mails
Gmail provides several ways to filter your emails, making it easier to manage your inbox. Here are some steps to help you filter your Gmail emails:
Method 1: Using Gmail's built-in filters
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner and select "See all settings."
- Go to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
- Click on "Create a new filter."
- Enter the criteria for your filter, such as:
- To: [specific email address]
- From: [specific email address]
- Subject: [specific keyword]
- Has the words: [specific keyword]
- Is: [specific label]
- Choose the action you want to take for the filtered emails, such as:
- Apply the label: [specific label]
- Mark as read
- Delete it
- Forward it to: [specific email address]
- Click "Create filter" to save your filter.
Method 2: Using Gmail's search operators
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Type a search query in the search bar at the top of the page.
- Use Gmail's search operators to refine your search, such as:
from:
to search for emails from a specific senderto:
to search for emails sent to a specific recipientsubject:
to search for emails with a specific subjecthas:
to search for emails containing specific keywordsis:
to search for emails with a specific label
- Press Enter to execute the search.
- You can then use the "Mark as read" or "Delete" buttons to apply the filter to the search results.
Method 3: Using Gmail's labels
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the label icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
- Click on "New label" and enter a name for your label.
- Click "Create" to create the label.
- To apply the label to specific emails, select the emails you want to label and click on the label icon.
- You can then use the label to filter your emails by clicking on the label icon and selecting "Filter emails with this label."
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 filter out unimportant emails.
- If you want to filter emails based on specific criteria, such as the sender's IP address or the email's size, you can use Gmail's "Advanced search" feature.
- You can also use third-party browser extensions or add-ons to filter your Gmail emails, such as Sanebox or Boomerang.