How to create Gmail filters

Hello,

Most Gmail users are aware of labels, but creating labels that work takes a little extra effort.

I prefer 4 settings when I create a Gmail label :

1. Skip the inbox
2. Apply the label
3. Never send it to spam
4. Apply the new settings to existing emails in my inbox

With these 4 settings my email is always filtered into the correct label.

 

Good point,

Also, here is my quick tip on something to keep in mind when reorganizing your labels and filters :

Quick tips for managing your Gmail labels and filters | Email Questions

 

You can also enable a lab that lets you backup your filters :

 

Most of the time I don't use the Gmail settings menu for creating filters.

I typically create new filters while viewing an email in my inbox that I want to go to a label instead of my inbox.



Click the down arrow near the top right of the email and select filter messages like this.

 

Blast from the Gmail past up there.

Another tip related to filters is that a filter can be started when an email delivers to the inbox by clicking the carrot (down pointing triangle) in the top right of the email, and then selecting "filter messages like this" to bring up the filter wizard based on the details of the current email.