Managing emails can sometimes be really daunting. Thanks to the ever-increasing stream of social and promotional emails, it’s become pretty hard to distinguish between essential communication and spam.
The good news is that Gmail offers a range of built-in tools to help you separate important emails from the clutter. These features allow you to customize your settings, so you can view important emails first and the rest later.
How to Configure Priority Inbox for Important Emails
Gmail’s Priority Inbox displays emails that it considers most significant to you at the top of your inbox, allowing you to focus on what matters. Here’s how to enable it:
If you find that important emails are often getting redirected to your Promotions or Social tabs, and you’d like them to be part of your Priority Inbox instead, ensure tomove these emails to the Primary tabfirst. You can then add them to sections that come up in your Priority Inbox view, so you don’t lose track of them.
How to Increase the Number of Important Emails Shown in Your Priority Inbox
After enabling your Priority Inbox, if you find that Gmail isn’t populating enough essential emails in your view, you can fine-tune your view by increasing the number of important emails shown in your inbox. Here’s how you can do it:
This can help you customize the number of emails in each section to suit your preferences andimprove your email productivity.
How to Star Important Emails to View Them in Your Priority Inbox
Gmail offers a straightforward way to manually flag your emails as important—the way to do this is by starring them. When you star an important email, you can easily view it in your Priority Inbox. Here’s how to star emails and view them as part of your Priority Inbox:
Once youstar an email, it is by default displayed as part of your Priority Inbox. You can, of course, customize the number of starred emails that will be displayed to you.
How to Add Sections and Labels to Your Priority Inbox
Your Priority Inbox will display emails it deems important and starred emails. You can, however, add new sections and labels to your Priority Inbox to customize the view to your preferences. Here’s how you can do it:
To further enhance your productivity in terms of viewing and reading emails, you’re able to alsoenable the Reading panein theInboxsettings page.
A Cleaner, More Focused Inbox Awaits With Gmail’s Priority Inbox Feature
Given how many emails you’re likely to receive, efficient email management is a necessity. Fortunately, Gmail’s Priority Inbox helps you sort and view important emails, so you’re able to streamline all incoming communication.
