The majority of Internet users use Gmail for communication. Gmail is a popular free email service. College students and self-employed people are using Gmail. Your most important emails will be delivered to the 'inbox' folder. Social media notification emails and promotional emails will be separately delivered to the 'Social' and 'Promotions' folders respectively.
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After filling out these fields,
After this, you should specify certain rules to Gmail. It will command Gmail to execute the output. Check the below boxes that are appropriate to match the criteria.
1. Skip the Inbox (Archive it) - It will directly archive the email when you receive it. You won't see the email in the inbox folder.
2. Mark as read - All the matching emails will be automatically marked as read. So, you don't need to open the email.
3. Star it - It will put the star for the email.
4. Apply the label - If you've already created labels, this option helps. Emails will be moved to the corresponding label. To create a label, check this guide.
5. Forward it - Check this box only if you want to automatically forward emails to a different email address. Remember that you should set up email forwarding to activate this feature.
6. Delete it - It will automatically delete the received email. You can check the deleted email in the Trash folder.
7. Never send it to spam - If you check this box, the received email will not be moved to a spam folder.
8. Always mark it as important - To mark the filtered email as important, check this box. It is similar to starting an email.
9. Never mark it as important - It will automatically untag the filtered email is not important.
10. Categorize as - It categorizes the filtered emails as Primary/Social/Updates/Forums/Promotions.
11. Also apply the filter to matching conversions - Automatically apply the conditions to all emails that are archived, unread, read, and trashed. Check this box to apply the filter to existing emails.
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Most of the spam and phishing emails will be directly sent to the 'Spam' folder. If you still receive annoying emails from multiple recipients to the inbox, you need to set up Gmail spam filters. It's a free option available in Gmail to effectively organize your emails.
Filters allow you to set up rules for your Gmail account to manage incoming emails. It will tell Gmail how to handle receiving emails. It requires a one-time manual setup. After that, Gmail will automate the process of organizing your emails.
By using Gmail filters, you can stop spam emails from delivering to your inbox folder. You can also apply filters to existing emails.
The filter option is not only for stopping spam emails but also to move your loved one's email to a specific sub-folder called Gmail label.
In this post, you'll also learn how to manage, import, and export filters.
The filter option is not only for stopping spam emails but also to move your loved one's email to a specific sub-folder called Gmail label.
In this post, you'll also learn how to manage, import, and export filters.
Requirements
- Gmail Account.
- Desktop PC to access Gmail in a web browser.
How To Create Filter in Gmail
As per the requirements you need to access your Gmail in a desktop browser. The Gmail app doesn't have the option to create a filter. Follow the below guide for creating a new filter in Gmail.
Let's Begin
- First of all, log in to your Gmail account.
You can access the filter options in 3 ways. I'll explain all the options here.
Method 1: Create Filter Using Show Search Options
- Click the Down Arrow inside the search box in Gmail.
You'll see the first step to creating your filter.
Method 2: Create Filter using Gmail Settings
- Click the Gear icon.
- Go to Settings.
- Click Filters and Blocked Addresses.
- Click on Create new Filter.
Method 3: Create a Filter for the Specific Recipient
- Open an email that you want to filter from the inbox folder.
- Click on 3 Vertical dots inside the email.
- Click Filter message like this.
The advantage of filtering individual emails is that it will automatically enter the recipient's email address in the From field.
Let's Create a Filter Now
1. From - Enter the recipient's email address. You can enter multiple email addresses one by one. Include a comma after filling each email id.
2. To - Filter emails sent to a specific email address.
3. Subject - Enter a subject line to filter emails with matching subjects.
4. Has the words - Fill this field with specific words you found from annoying emails.
5. Doesn't have - Filter emails that don't have the applied words.
6. Size - It allows you to filter emails in size. Example: You can filter emails Greater than or Lesser than the required size (MB, KB, or Bytes) of an email.
7. Has attachment - Check this box to filter emails that have an attachment. Else, leave this box empty.
8. Don't include chats - Checking this box will ignore hangouts chats.
Note: It is not necessary to fill all the fields.
After filling out these fields,
- Proceed to click on Create Filter as shown in the above screenshot.
After this, you should specify certain rules to Gmail. It will command Gmail to execute the output. Check the below boxes that are appropriate to match the criteria.
1. Skip the Inbox (Archive it) - It will directly archive the email when you receive it. You won't see the email in the inbox folder.
2. Mark as read - All the matching emails will be automatically marked as read. So, you don't need to open the email.
3. Star it - It will put the star for the email.
4. Apply the label - If you've already created labels, this option helps. Emails will be moved to the corresponding label. To create a label, check this guide.
5. Forward it - Check this box only if you want to automatically forward emails to a different email address. Remember that you should set up email forwarding to activate this feature.
6. Delete it - It will automatically delete the received email. You can check the deleted email in the Trash folder.
7. Never send it to spam - If you check this box, the received email will not be moved to a spam folder.
8. Always mark it as important - To mark the filtered email as important, check this box. It is similar to starting an email.
10. Categorize as - It categorizes the filtered emails as Primary/Social/Updates/Forums/Promotions.
11. Also apply the filter to matching conversions - Automatically apply the conditions to all emails that are archived, unread, read, and trashed. Check this box to apply the filter to existing emails.
Note: It is not necessary to check all the boxes.
- Finally, click on the Create Filter button.
We have successfully created a filter for emails.
How To Import and Export Filters in Gmail
So, you've created an awesome filter that tells Gmail to handle the matching emails. If you'd like to apply the same filter to your other email account, you have to export the filters from your current Gmail account. Then import the filter to your other email account.
To Export Filters,
- Go to Settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses.
- Check all the filtered emails as shown below.
- Click Export. (You can also edit/delete the individual filtered email address).
The filter will be downloaded as a .xml file
To Import Filters,
- Log in to your other email account if any.
- Go to Settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses.
- Click on Import filters as shown below.
- Choose the .xml file containing the filters.
- Then click Open file.
Within a few seconds, it will import all the previously filtered email addresses.
- Make sure that filtered email IDs are checked.
- To apply new filters to existing emails, check the appropriate box.
- Lastly, click Create filters.
Conclusion
If you practice filtering emails by following all the above steps, you can become a filter pro. You can easily manage and organize your emails.
