Personally, I have two email addresses --one for genealogy-related emails -- pphgen@ and another with a different address. Makes life simpler.
Pat On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Jennie Matheson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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#RuleFilterÃâ > €š > >>> 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). > 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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