Configure Inbox Tabs in Gmail
Sort emails into general categories by displaying extra tabs.
Open Gmail https://gmail.com and click the Settings gear icon in the top right.
Select See all settings.
Select Inbox on top.
There are a couple of settings here that let you configure the way your Inbox works.
First, the Inbox type setting allows you to divide your Inbox into two or more sections, so you can always stay on top of specific types of emails.
Choose among the following options:
The Priority Inbox option can be handy if you set it up nicely. It allows you to set up three Inboxes in addition to the main one, which can show Important and unread emails, only Important ones, Unread ones, Starred ones, or all emails in a specific label you select.
We have an article specifically for the Multiple Inboxes option – click here to view.
Next up, the Categories setting allows you to add tabs to your Inbox which categorize emails. The options here are:
We recommend selecting Show markers so you can see which emails were marked important.
Below that, select Use my past actions to predict which messages are important to me so that relevant emails you don’t want to miss will be marked important automatically.
Sort emails into general categories by displaying extra tabs.
Sort emails into multiple different inboxes, with each one showing different types of emails.
Group emails together by subject.
Enable or disable stars which you can use to mark email messages.
Labels are for sorting emails. They are similar to folders; however, they have some different mechanics.
Create a new label to sort your emails.
Attach labels to one or more of your emails.
Automatically attach labels to outgoing or incoming emails.
Apply a label to an email while composing it.
Remove one label from one or more emails and add another.
Remove labels from your emails.
Make changes to labels.
Access and update all your labels.
Display or hide labels in third-party mailbox services where you check your mail using IMAP, like Outlook or Mac Mail.
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