Create a rule in Gmail


Here are the steps on how to create a rule in Gmail:

  1. Open Gmail.
  2. Click the gear icon in the top right corner of the page.
  3. Select “See all settings.”
  4. Click the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab.
  5. Click the “Create a new filter” button.
  6. Enter the criteria for your filter. You can filter by sender, recipient, subject, keywords, and more.
  7. Click the “Create filter” button.
  8. Select the actions you want to take when a message matches your filter. You can have Gmail move the message to a folder, delete it, forward it, or more.
  9. Click the “Create filter” button.

Here is an example of how to create a rule that moves all messages from a specific sender to a specific folder:

  1. Open Gmail.
  2. Click the gear icon in the top right corner of the page.
  3. Select “See all settings.”
  4. Click the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab.
  5. Click the “Create a new filter” button.
  6. In the “From” field, enter the email address of the sender you want to filter.
  7. Click the “Create filter” button.
  8. In the “Actions” section, select “Move to folder.”
  9. In the “Select a folder” dropdown, select the folder you want to move the messages to.
  10. Click the “Create filter” button.

Now, all messages from the specified sender will be automatically moved to the specified folder.

Here are some additional tips for creating rules in Gmail:

  • You can use multiple criteria in a single filter. For example, you could create a filter that moves all messages from a specific sender with a specific subject to a specific folder.
  • You can use the “Has the words” and “Doesn’t have the words” criteria to filter by keywords. For example, you could create a filter that moves all messages with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject to a specific folder.
  • You can use the “Is larger than” and “Is smaller than” criteria to filter by message size. For example, you could create a filter that moves all messages larger than 10MB to a specific folder.
  • You can use the “Date sent” and “Date received” criteria to filter by date. For example, you could create a filter that moves all messages sent within the past 30 days to a specific folder.
  • You can use the “Starred” and “Unstarred” criteria to filter by whether or not a message is starred. For example, you could create a filter that moves all starred messages to a specific folder.
  • You can use the “Labeled” and “Unlabeled” criteria to filter by whether or not a message has a label. For example, you could create a filter that moves all messages with the “Work” label to a specific folder.
  • You can use the “Has attachment” and “Doesn’t have attachment” criteria to filter by whether or not a message has an attachment. For example, you could create a filter that moves all messages with attachments to a specific folder.
  • You can use the “Priority” criteria to filter by the priority of a message. For example, you could create a filter that moves all high-priority messages to a specific folder.

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