HOW TO SET UP LABELS (FOLDERS) IN GMAIL

Gmail does not use folders for email like you are use to. They use labels. Basically a label works like a folder, but the email messages are still kept in your inbox, until you archive your inbox. When you archive email, all messages you choose to archive goes in the archive folder. If you have those messages you archived set as labels, all you have to do is click on the label, and find those messages. It is a easy way to search email messages from a certain sender, subject, or any means you want. The label tabs are below the chat box in Gmail. Below explains how to setup labels.

 

Using labels

 
Labels do all the work of folders and give you an extra bonus: you can add more than one to a conversation. Once you've created a label, you can view all the messages with that label by searching, or by clicking the label name along the left side of any Gmail page.

You can easily create, edit, and delete existing labels. Here's how:

To create a label:

  1. Select the message(s) you'd like to label by checking the box(es) next to the sender's name.
  2. Select New label from the More Actions... drop-down menu.
  3. Enter the name of the new label in the text box, and click OK.

The selected messages will automatically be categorized under the new label.

To edit a label:

  1. Sign in to Gmail.
  2. Click Edit labels at the bottom of the Labels box.
  3. Click rename next to the label you want to edit.
  4. Enter the new label name, and click OK.

All the messages categorized under your old label name will now be categorized under your new label.

To delete a label:

  1. Sign in to Gmail.
  2. Click Edit labels at the bottom of the Labels box.
  3. Click remove label next to the label you want to delete.
  4. Confirm that you'd like to remove the label by clicking OK.

* Removing a label doesn't delete the messages previously categorized with that label.

After labeling a message or conversation, you can remove it from your inbox by archiving it. Then, you can view archived messages by clicking All Mail, or by clicking the label name along the left side of any Gmail page.