This article explains how to create a folder within Gmail. The system of organization and management of Gmail email messages is based on "labels", which in practice act as folders in which the related emails are grouped. You can create a new label either using the web version of Gmail or using the iOS mobile app. Unfortunately, the version of the application for Android devices does not allow you to create a new label. All the new labels created can be used to organize and archive your emails, using both the web version of Gmail and the app for iOS and Android devices.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Use the Web Version of Gmail
Step 1. Log in to the Gmail website
Use a computer, the internet browser of your choice and the following URL: https://www.gmail.com. If you are already logged into your Gmail account, you will be redirected to its inbox.
If you are not logged in yet, you will need to provide the account email address, press the button Come on, enter the relevant password and press the button again Come on.
Step 2. Select an email message
Click the check button on the left of the email you want to select.
It is not possible to create a new label without first selecting at least one email. Remember that you will always be able to remove an E-Mail from a folder to which it was previously assigned afterwards
Step 3. Press the "Labels" button, characterized by the following icon
It's displayed at the top of the email box in your inbox, just below the Gmail search bar. A small drop-down menu will appear.
If you are using the old version of Gmail, the icon in question will appear at an angle of 45 °
Step 4. Choose the Create New option
It is one of the last items on the menu that appeared from the top. A new pop-up window will appear.
Step 5. Name the new label
Type it in the "Enter a name for the new label:" text field visible in the "New Label" dialog that appears.
Step 6. Nest the new label inside an existing one
If you need to create a sub-label, that is to nest the new one inside an existing one, select the "Nest label in" check button, then access the drop-down menu at the bottom of the window and select the folder in to store the new label.
This is the operation that is equivalent to creating a folder within an existing one using any operating system
Step 7. Press the Create button
It is located at the bottom of the "New Label" window. The new label will be created at the point indicated.
Step 8. Add the emails to the new label
After creating the new folder you need, you can add emails to it by following these instructions:
- Select the check button on the left of all the emails you want to archive in the newly created label (multiple emails can also be selected).
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Press the "Labels" button characterized by the following icon
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Step 9. View the messages archived within the chosen folder
If you need to see the list of all the emails belonging to a certain label, follow these instructions:
- Hover your mouse cursor over the list of existing folders within your Gmail account. It is placed on the left of the page.
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Scroll down the list until you find the tag you are interested in.
If you are using the old version of Gmail, you may need to select the option first Other at the bottom of the menu to expand it.
- Select the name of the label you are interested in to view the list of emails it contains.
Method 2 of 2: Use the Mobile Version
Step 1. Launch the Gmail app
Tap the icon with a red "M" on a white background. If you are already signed in with your Gmail account, you will be automatically redirected to your inbox.
- If you are not already logged in, select one of the accounts on the device or enter its address and password when prompted.
- Remember that unfortunately it is not possible to create a new label using the Gmail app for Android devices. However, you can use existing labels to archive emails and view emails in an existing label.
Step 2. Press the ☰ button
It is located in the upper left corner of the screen. The main application menu will appear on the left side of the screen.
Step 3. Scroll down the list to locate and select the Create new item
It is located at the bottom of the menu.
Step 4. Name the new label
Type the name you have chosen for the new label in the text field that appears.
Unlike the web version of Gmail, in this case it is not possible to nest a label within an existing one
Step 5. Press the Finish button
It is located in the upper right corner of the screen. A new label will be created to which you can add as many emails as you want.
Step 6. Archive the emails within the newly created label
Follow these simple instructions:
- Press and hold an email to select it, then tap any email messages you want to add to the existing selection.
- Push the button ⋯ (on iPhone) or ⋮ (on Android devices).
- Choose the option Change labels.
- Select the label (or labels) to use.
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Push the button
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Step 7. View existing labels
To view the list of all available labels, press the button ☰ located in the upper left corner of the screen, then scroll through the menu that appears until you find the "Labels" section.
Selecting a label from the list will display the detailed list of all the emails it contains
Advice
- The procedure to follow to create a new label in Gmail is different from the one to follow to create a new folder in Google Inbox.
- By default, emails that have been added to a label will remain visible both within their folder and within the inbox. To remove them from it, you need to archive them. In this way the messages will be deleted from the Gmail inbox, but will remain visible within the folders related to their respective labels.
