How to move mail utomatically to folders in inbox gmail
You can move emails automatically to folders in your Gmail inbox using filters. Here's how:
Method 1: Using Gmail's Filter and Forwarding Feature
- 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 the filter, such as:
- From: [specific sender]
- To: [specific recipient]
- Subject: [specific keyword]
- Body: [specific keyword]
- Choose the action you want to take for the filtered emails, such as:
- Apply the label: [specific label or folder]
- Move to: [specific folder]
- Click "Create filter" to save the filter.
Method 2: Using Gmail's Labels and Filters Feature
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner and select "See all settings."
- Go to the "Labels" tab.
- Click on "New label" and enter the name of the label you want to create.
- Go back to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
- Click on "Create a new filter."
- Enter the criteria for the filter, such as:
- From: [specific sender]
- To: [specific recipient]
- Subject: [specific keyword]
- Body: [specific keyword]
- Choose the action you want to take for the filtered emails, such as:
- Apply the label: [specific label]
- Click "Create filter" to save the filter.
Tips and Variations
- You can create multiple filters with different criteria and actions to move emails to different folders.
- You can also use Gmail's "Search" feature to create a filter based on a specific search query.
- If you want to move emails to a subfolder, you can use the "Move to" action and specify the subfolder.
- You can also use Gmail's "Snooze" feature to temporarily move an email to a folder and then have it return to your inbox after a specified time period.