How to Move Mail to Different Folders in Gmail

1. Go to your Gmail settings. This button looks like a cog and is in the upper right-hand portion of the window.
   
   
   
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   Go to the Labels tab.
   
   
   
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   Scroll down to Labels and hit Create New Label.
   
   
   
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   Modify label info and hit Create. In addition to naming it, you can decide whether or not to “nest it under” (i.e. turn it into a subfolder of) a different label.
   
   
   
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   Look for the label/folder underneath the others. It should be at or near the bottom of the list of your other label/folder(s).
   
   
   

Automatically Move Mail to Labels

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   Go to Settings > Filters and hit Create New Filter. You will be using this filter to channel desired emails into your new label.
   
   
   
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   Define your label criteria. If you want to group emails from specific sender(s), add them to the From category; if you want to filter by content, modify the Has the Words category; if you want to modify several categories to get more specific results, fill them all out simultaneously. To run a test search to make sure your settings filter the desired emails, click the magnifying glass at the bottom of the window.
   
   
   
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   When you’re satisfied, click Create Filter with this Search.
   
   
   
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   In the new window that appears, click Choose Label.
   
   
   
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   Choose the desired label from those listed.
   
   
   
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   Decide whether or not to apply the label to existing messages. If you want to label any emails you may already have that match your criteria, check Also Apply Filter to ___ Matching Conversations. If you only want the label to apply to incoming messages, leave this blank.
   
   
   
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   Click Create Filter. The desired emails should now be labeled / begin labeling.
   
   
   

Manually Move Mail to Labels

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   Find and select the desired emails.
   
   
   
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   Click Label and select the desired label. The label button looks like a small paper tag.