How to shift mail from social to promotions on gmsil

To shift mail from Social to Promotions on Gmail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using Gmail's Filter and Forwarding Feature

  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. In the "From" field, enter the email address of the sender you want to shift to Promotions.
  6. Click on "Create filter."
  7. In the "Apply the label" dropdown menu, select "New label" and enter a label name (e.g., "Promotions").
  8. Click on "Also apply filter to [X] matching conversations" and select "Apply."
  9. Click on "Create."

This will create a filter that will automatically apply the "Promotions" label to all future emails from the specified sender.

Method 2: Using Gmail's Priority Inbox Feature

  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 "Inbox" tab.
  4. Scroll down to the "Priority Inbox" section.
  5. Click on the "Configure" button next to "Priority Inbox."
  6. In the "Priority Inbox" settings, click on the "Add a sender" button.
  7. Enter the email address of the sender you want to shift to Promotions.
  8. Select "Promotions" as the category.
  9. Click on "Add."

This will add the sender to your Priority Inbox and move their emails to the Promotions category.

Method 3: Using Gmail's Labels Feature

  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 "Labels" tab.
  4. Click on the "New label" button.
  5. Enter a label name (e.g., "Promotions").
  6. Click on "Create."
  7. Go back to your inbox and select the email from the sender you want to shift to Promotions.
  8. Click on the "Labels" dropdown menu and select "Add label."
  9. Select the "Promotions" label you created earlier.
  10. Click on "Apply."

This will add the "Promotions" label to the selected email and move it to the Promotions category.

Note: You can also use Gmail's "Move to" feature to move individual emails from Social to Promotions. To do this, select the email, click on the "More" dropdown menu, and select "Move to" > "Promotions."