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How do I setup rules that filter my mail into specific folders?
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You can manage your incoming mail using filters to send email to a label (folder), or archive, delete, star, or automatically forward your mail.
- Open Gmail
- Click
filter icon
- Enter your filter criteria
- Note: If you don't want chat messages to be include, be sure to check the Don't include chats option.
- Click Search to verify the contents are the desired items to filter
- Click Create filter
- To automatically move email fitting your filter criteria out of your inbox, check Skip the Inbox (Archive it).
- To apply a label, check Apply the label, then click an existing label or create a new one
- To apply the filter to all existing emails, click Also apply filter to matching conversations
- Click Create filter
- The new label appears in the left sidebar.