Tabbing in gmail inbox

The joys of tabbing in Gmail!

In Gmail, you can use tabs to categorize and prioritize your emails. Here's how:

Enabling tabs:

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
4. Scroll down to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" section.
5. Click on the "Configure filters" button.
6. In the "Filter actions" section, select "Apply the label" and choose a label (e.g., "Social").
7. Click "Create filter".

Using tabs:

1. Once you've enabled tabs, you'll see a row of tabs at the top of your inbox, including:
   • Primary
   • Social
   • Promotions
   • Updates
   • Forums
2. You can move emails between tabs by clicking and dragging them.
3. You can also use the "Move to" dropdown menu to move an email to a specific tab.
4. To create a new tab, click on the "New label" button and enter a name for the tab.
5. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to move emails between tabs:
   • Shift + Tab: Move an email to the previous tab.
   • Ctrl + Shift + Tab (Windows) or Command + Shift + Tab (Mac): Move an email to the next tab.

Customizing tabs:

1. To customize the tabs, click on the gear icon and select "See all settings".
2. Scroll down to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" section.
3. Click on the "Configure filters" button.
4. In the "Filter actions" section, select "Apply the label" and choose a label (e.g., "Social").
5. Click "Create filter" to apply the label to the corresponding tab.

Tips and tricks:

• You can use filters to automatically apply labels to emails, which can help you categorize and prioritize your messages.
• You can also use the "Priority Inbox" feature to automatically move important emails to the top of your inbox.
• If you have a lot of emails in a specific tab, you can use the "Select all" checkbox to select all emails in that tab and then move them to a different tab.

I hope this helps you master the art of tabbing in Gmail!