How to create labels on Gmail

Eager to find the emails you are interested in faster and easier, you have well thought of reviewing the organization of the mail on your Gmail account and, more precisely, of creating labels with which to mark the various messages and divide them. However, if you are here now and are reading these lines, it seems clear to me that you do not know how to do it and that you would like to receive some information.

How do you say? The situation is precisely this and you would like to know if I can explain to you how to create labels on Gmail ? Of course yes, God forbid. In fact, if you dedicate a few minutes of your precious time to me, I can show you, in a simple but still very detailed way, how to carry out the operation in question, both from a computer and from a smartphone and tablet. I assure you it is much easier than it looks.

Then? How about finally putting the chatter aside and taking action? Yup? Great. Position yourself, therefore, nice comfortable, give yourself a few free minutes just for you and concentrate on reading what is reported below. I am convinced that, in the end, you can then tell yourself more than satisfied with the results obtained. Let it bet?

Index

  • Preliminary information
  • How to create a label in Gmail from a computer
  • How to create a label in Gmail from smartphones and tablets
    • On Android
    • On iOS / iPadOS

Preliminary information

Before getting to the heart of the guide, going to explain how to create labels on Gmail, there is some preliminary information that it is my duty to provide you.

Let’s start from a fixed point: the labels are like a sort of folder. You can use them to tag messages and, therefore, also to organize them better. More than one label can be added to each email message, but deleting the email in question will remove it from all labels.

As for the creation of labels, an infinite number of them can be generated, even in a nested way, and they can be customized by choosing their name and color. However, on Gmail there are also predefined labels, which, however, cannot be changed or removed.

How to create a label in Gmail from a computer

Having made the necessary clarifications above, I would say that we can finally get to the heart of the tutorial and, therefore, go and find out how to create Gmail labels by acting as a computer , then through the Web version of the well-known e-mail service. To do this, the first step you need to take is to go to the main Gmail page and log into your account (if necessary).

Once logged in, select the item Other on the left, in order to expand the side menu, then click on the item Create new label that appears and, in the box that is shown to you, type the name you want to assign to the label in the field Enter a name for the new label . Finally, click on the Create button and that’s it.

If you want to nest the label you are about to create in another label, put a check mark next to Nest label in and select the label of your interest from the relevant drop-down menu. Then click on the Create button to create the label, and that’s it.

In addition to as I indicated earlier, you can start creating a new label on Gmail by right clicking on an e-mail message and selecting the Label as item and then the Create new one from the menu that opens.

Alternatively, click on the button with the gear wheel located at the top right, select the View all Settings button from the menu that opens and, in the new screen that is proposed to you, access the Labels tab located in tall. Next, locate the Labels section and click the Create New Label button .

After creating a label, if you deem it necessary you can modify it or delete it, by hovering the mouse pointer over it in the sidebar, clicking on the button with the three vertical dots that appears and selecting the Edit or Remove the label , depending on the operation you intend to perform.

You can also choose to hide or make a label visible in the labels list and message list. To do this, click on the button with the three vertical dots that appears by placing the mouse pointer on the label of your interest in the sidebar and select, from the menu that opens, the option you prefer in correspondence with the items in the labels list e In the message list .

You can also change or remove a label from the Labels section in the Gmail settings, by accessing it as I explained earlier, and then selecting the Edit item or the Remove item corresponding to the label of your interest. From there you can also decide to hide or make the labels visible, selecting the options you prefer under the items Show in label list , Show in message list and Show in IMAP .

I also point out that you can also change the color of the labels. To do this, place the mouse pointer on the label of your interest in the left sidebar, click on the button with the three vertical dots that appears in correspondence with it, select the Label color item from the menu that appears and choose the color that the more you like among those available or set a custom one by selecting the appropriate option.

Instead, to use a label you have created, put a check mark next to the emails to act on in the main Gmail screen or open the message of your interest, then click on the label icon located in up and select the one of interest from the menu that appears. Alternatively, right-click on the message of your interest, select the Label as option from the menu that appears and select the label of your interest.

How to create a label in Gmail from smartphones and tablets

If, on the other hand, what you are interested in doing is to create labels on Gmail by acting as a smartphone and tablet , the instructions you must follow are the ones you find below. It’s not complicated, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

On Android

If you want to create labels on Gmail from Android , I inform you that unfortunately this is not feasible through the official app of the service but you have to act from the Web version, calling up the desktop mode. In any case, don’t worry, the labels will then be visible also in the Gmail application.

Having said that, to succeed in your intent, take your smartphone or tablet, unlock it, access the home screen and / or the drawer and select the browser icon that you usually use to surf the Net from mobile (eg. Chrome ). then, go to the Gmail home page and log in to your account (if necessary).

Once logged in, press the button with the three lines horizontally located at the top left and select the Desktop link located at the bottom of the menu that opens. If prompted, indicate that you want to use HTML version of Gmail.

Once the main screen of the desktop version of Gmail is displayed, select the Edit labels item in the left sidebar, type the name you want to assign to the label to be created in the field below the item Create a new label and tap the Create button adjacent.

I also point out that from the same screen you can change the name of a label and delete those already created. In the first case, just type the new name you want to use in the text field adjacent to the label of your interest and press the Rename button , while in the second case you have to tap the Remove button .

Once you’ve created your labels, you can also use them from the Gmail app for Android. So, start the latter on your device, log in to your account (if necessary), select the message of your interest or select multiple emails at the same time by making a long tap on the first message on the main screen and then on all others, then press the icon with the three vertical dots located at the top right, choose the Edit labels option and select the label.

On iOS / iPadOS

Do you have an iPhone or an iPad and, therefore, would you like to understand how to create labels on Gmail on iOS / iPadOS ? I’ll explain immediately how to do it. In that case, you can use the official Gmail app . So, grab your device, unlock it, go to the home screen and / or the App Library and select the application icon . Next, log into your account (if necessary).

Once logged in, press the button with the three lines horizontally located at the top left and select the + Create new option in the lower part of the menu that opens. Then type the name you want to assign to the label in the Label name field and tap on the Fine item at the top right to save it.

Instead, if you want to change a label or delete it, tap the button with the three lines horizontally at the top left, select the Settings item from the menu that appears, then your email address. Subsequently, select the wording Label settings and tap on the label of your interest. In the new screen that appears, click on the Name field to rename the label or on the Delete [label name] item to get rid of it.

After creating a label, to use it, open the email of your interest or select multiple messages simultaneously by pressing and holding the first one in the main Gmail screen and then placing a check mark next to the others, then press the button (… ) at the top right, touch the word Change label from the menu that appears and select the label of your interest.

 

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