I have managed to get "folders" into my Gmail. I manage my emails using Mozilla Thunderbird and the folders that are created there using filters are reflected in my online Gmail account and thus allow my emails to also synch between my desktop and my laptop.
If anyone wishes assistance with this contact me privately. Jennie On 16/06/2014 10:46 AM, Wendy Howard wrote: > Gmail doesn't 'do' folders, it has labels. > > I have a filter in my Gmail mail box that picks out list mail and > applies a label to it. After I posted in this same thread yesterday, I > spent a little time to update my web page at > http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wendyh65/How-to.htm#RuleFilter > to show how to set such a filter in Gmail, with pictures (screenshots) > to show where to look for things. This filter assumes you read your mail > at Gmail, you can tailor the options if these are not exactly to your needs. > > Think about whether you want a filter to apply a label automatically as > the mail comes in, or not. Looking at the options (you can see them in > the screenshot at #7 for Gmail at my page above) it is possible to set > this criteria if you want - but I've never tried that, and you may not > want all such emails labelled. > > If it's something you want to do on-the-fly as you read your mail at > Gmail, it's very simple. If you've got the email open, look for the icon > near the top of the screen that looks a bit like a luggage tag - hover > over it and "Labels" appears as helpful text. Click on that, then select > the label you want to apply, or click on "Create new" and create a new > label as you work. > > If you don't already have the email open, but can see it in the list on > the screen, check the box to the left of it, then select the label to > apply (the luggage-tag icon will appear once you've checked one email). > You can set a label to several emails at the same time if you want - > just keep checking them before going to the Label icon. > > Then when you want to go to just these labelled emails, click on the > label name down the left-hand side of your screen (I'm assuming you're > using a computer, not a tablet or phone, which will be arranged somewhat > differently, and may not have all the options available), and the emails > with that label will appear on your screen. > > I have a few emails in my mail box, for a variety of things, that I want > to be able to locate quickly when I need them. Instead of using a label, > I 'star' them by clicking on the star that's next to the Reply icon when > the email is open. Or you can click on the star next to the email when > you're looking at the list. When I want to see the starred emails, I > click on "Starred" below Inbox at the top left of the screen, and there > they are. You may need to manage your labels to make this show if it's > not visible and you want to use it. It's essentially another label, with > a special position in the hierarchy. > > Lastly, if you don't want to do any of this, the searching power at > Gmail is excellent. Click on the little down-arrow in the search field > at the top of the screen (next to the blue search icon) to bring up the > search options. You can search for mail that has an attachment, and > specify the size to look for (greater or less than a figure of your > choosing). Add that to other search terms, and it should take you > seconds to locate that one email amongst thousands. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Wendy > > singhals said the following on 16/06/2014 09:15: >> OK, since you've said this -- any idea how to create a new >> "folder" at gmail? I want one called HELD MAIL where I can >> put extra-large messages with attachments until I can get to >> a hi-speed connex. >> >> Cheryl >> >> William Boswell wrote: >>> I use filters for a lot of lists I belong to and it does >>> prevent the inbox from getting overloaded. >>> >>> If you're using an outdated version of Outlook like I am >>> (2007), you go to "Tools" then "Rules and Alerts" on the >>> menu bar. From there you can create a rule to specify what >>> folder to send the emails to. I don't know if it's changed >>> much in later versions of Outlook. >>> >>> Like was mentioned, if you don't check that folder >>> frequently you may be responding to an old thread that has >>> been answered. >>> >>> Bill Boswell >>> >>> *From:*Wendy Howard [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:39 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] email list too much- inbox overload >>> >>> If you're concerned about the incoming mail clogging your >>> mail box, there are ways to manage the mail so that it is >>> out of the way until such time as you're ready to read it. >>> Create a filter to identify the list mail (by the address >>> for the list, [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>) and divert that >>> mail to its own folder. Now it is out of the Inbox, and >>> safely waiting until you're ready to read it. >>> >>> Don't know how to set a filter in your mail box? Check your >>> service's help and/or look at the instructions I put on my >>> personal web site - >>> http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wendyh65/How-to.htm#RuleFilter >>> I wrote these years ago so some things may have changed, but >>> you should be able to work it out for whatever >>> service/program you're using. >>> >>> If this mailing list was changed to a message board (what >>> you're calling a 'forum'), it would loose me pretty quickly. >>> Not a fan of them, never have been. But that's just me and I >>> accept that not everyone thinks the way I do. ;-) >>> >>> Hope this helps. :-) >>> >>> Wendy >>> >>> Annie Delyth Stratton said the following on 15/06/2014 12:48: >>> >>> This would be much more useful as a forum I could check >>> into as needed. I have to unsubscribe because most >>> posts are not relevant to me, and get in the way of my >>> work and other emails. >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> . >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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