Labelling Your Emails
❱ Labels help you organise your messages into categories such
as work, family, to-do, read later, jokes, recipes, etc. Labels do all
the work that folders do but with the added bonus that you can
add more than one to a message. Only you can see your labels, so
whether you mark a message with “Best friend” or “Read later”, the
sender will never know. You can create a new label for a message
in your inbox by selecting the box next to the message, clicking
the Label button above your message list and then clicking
Create New.
Search Your Mail
❱ It can be a pain to scroll through hundreds of old emails just
to find the one you need, which is why you might want to
try searching for it instead. For example, if you’re looking for a
message that contains the word “shopping”, simply type “shopping”
in the search field and click the Search button. Your results will
be displayed with your search results and within the message
highlighted in yellow. If you’re having trouble finding the result
you want, you can refine your query by clicking the small arrow in
the search box and entering your criteria in the appropriate fields.Clean Up Your Inbox
❱ You can use the Move To button at the top of your inbox to easily
move a message out of your inbox and add a label at the same
time. If you have lots of labels, you can pick the one you want by
typing the first couple of characters and letting auto-complete
find the right one, or alternatively create a new one.
Gmail User Tips and Tricks
Instant Unsubscribe
No matter how much you try to stop them, if you have
purchased something online or sign up for something
free you will be most likely added to a mailing list.
Said lists are often a very valuable tool, alerting you to
possible special offers and updates on a subject that
interests you. Alas most are not and are simply random
filler for your inbox. When you receive such an email, and
you wish to make it your last from the sender, look to
the sender address at the top of the email. Here you will
notice the Unsubscribe link. Click this link and confirm
by pressing the blue button to stop receiving email from
this sender.