How to select all emails on Gmail

Would you like to move all the messages in your Gmail inbox to a different folder at the same time, so as to put some order on your account? Well, I can’t see what you’re waiting for … select all the emails at the same time and go ahead! How do you say? Not being yet very practical in terms of the Internet and new technologies, you don’t have the faintest idea how to do it and, therefore, would you like me to give you a hand? Agree.

If you dedicate a few minutes of your precious time, I can show you how to select all the emails on Gmail both from a computer – using the Web version of the service or through an email client – and from smartphones and tablets, through the official Gmail app. available for Android and iOS / iPadOS. In all cases, fear not, you won’t have to do anything particularly complicated or out of your reach.

Then? What are you still doing standing there? Position yourself comfortably, take a few free minutes just for you and immediately start concentrating on reading what is reported below. I am sure that, in the end, you will be able to tell yourself very happy and satisfied with the results obtained and that you will also be ready to say that in reality it was a real child’s play. Let it bet?

Index

• How to select all emails on Gmail: PC
  • Select all emails on Gmail Web
  • Select all emails on Gmail from client
• How to select all emails on Gmail: app
  • Select all Android Gmail mails
  • Select all Gmail iPhone mails

How to select all emails on Gmail: PC

If you are interested in understanding how to select all the emails on Gmail from your PC , using the Web version of Gmail or some of the most popular email clients , the instructions you need to follow are the ones below. It’s very easy, don’t worry!

Select all emails on Gmail Web

Do you want to find out how to select all the emails on Gmail from the Web version of the famous Google home email service? Then, first of all, start the browser you usually use to surf the Net from a PC (eg Chrome ), visit the Gmail home page and log in to your account (if necessary).

A successful login, you should find yourself in front of the folder Inbox Gmail. You can easily see this as the Main tab is selected at the top of the screen if so . If not, to fix it, click on the Inbox item in the left sidebar. If you then want to go to a different Gmail folder (eg Sent , Drafts, etc.), select the one you are interested in from the left side menu.

Subsequently, to indiscriminately select all the emails simultaneously present in the folder of your interest, all you have to do is place a check mark on the box located at the top left. Alternatively, click on the down arrow next to the box at the top left and choose the All option from the menu that opens.

If you then want to select only all the emails already read, those still unread, those marked as special or those not special, always click on the down arrow located near the box at the top left and set the option you prefer from the menu .

Obviously, nothing prevents you from selecting all the various emails “manually. To do this, just put a check mark on the box to the left of the sender of each message.

After selecting all the emails, you can decide how to intervene on them using the commands found at the top of the Gmail screen. To give some practical examples, if you are in the folder dedicated to the inbox, you can archive all messages by clicking on the icon with the box and arrow , you can move them all to the trash by pressing the icon with the trash can etc.

In case you have second thoughts, you can deselect all the selected messages, simply by removing the check mark from the box at the top left or by clicking on the adjacent down arrow and setting the option None from the menu that appears.

If you need to deselect only a few messages, instead, all you have to do is remove the check mark from the box that you find to the left of the sender of each email in the list and that’s it.

Select all emails on Gmail from client

Do you use an email client and would like to understand how to select all emails on Gmail in that case? Then follow the instructions below, relating to all those that are the most popular computer programs useful for the purpose: Outlook , Thunderbird , Mail from Windows 10 and Mail from macOS .

• Thunderbird( Windows / macOS / Linux ) – go to the Gmail folder that contains the emails you want to select, by clicking on the one of your interest in the left side menu (if it is not visible, to remedy it right click on the title bar, select the Menu Bar option from the menu that appears, click on the View menu at the top left, then on the Structure menu and choose the Folder Pane option ), then click on the icon with the window and the arrow in the bottom corner top right, select the Select messages option from the menu that opens and put a check mark on the top left box in the message list.
• Outlook( Windows / macOS ) – go to the Gmail folder in which there are the emails on which you want to intervene, selecting the one of your interest from the appropriate box located on the left (if you cannot see it, to expand it first click on the arrow that located at the top left), then click on any email and use the key combination Ctrl + A on Windows or cmd + a on macOS to select them all.
• Windows 10 Mail– reach the Gmail folder where the emails you want to act on are located, selecting the one of your interest from the left side menu (if you can’t see it, expand it by clicking on the button with the horizontal lines placed top left). Next, click on the bulleted list button located at the top of the screen and put a check mark on the pop-up box at the top left.
• MacOS Mail– go to the Gmail folder where there are the emails you want to act on, selecting the one you are interested in from the left sidebar (if it is not visible, to remedy it click on the View menu at the top left and choose the Show Box List option ). Then, click on the Edit menu at the top left and choose the item Select all from it.

If you prefer to use keyboard shortcuts , you will certainly be happy to know that, regardless of the email client used, you can use the following key combinations to select (and deselect) email messages: to select all emails up to to a specific message click on the first email, press the Shift key on the keyboard and continuing to hold down click on the last message you want to include in the selection; to select all emails except some click on the first message of your interest, then press and continue to hold down the Ctrl key (on Windows) or cmd(on macOS) and click on all the other messages you want to select; to deselect some messages , press and continue holding the Ctrl key (on Windows) or cmd (on macOS) and click on the messages you want to exclude from the selection.

How to select all emails on Gmail: app

Do you use the Google email service from smartphones and tablets and, therefore, would you like me to show you how to select all emails on Gmail through the app for Android and iOS (and iPadOS )? Then the indications you have to follow are the ones you find below.

Select all Android Gmail mails

If you’re using a smartphone or tablet Android , to complete the transaction subject of this tutorial Provide first to start the ‘ Gmail app on your device and log on to your account (if necessary).

Once logged in, you should be in front of the Gmail Inbox screen . You can easily realize this as, in this case, in the upper left part of the display there is the wording Main . If this is not the case, to remedy it, touch the button with the three lines horizontally located at the top left and select the Main item from the menu that appears. If you want to access a different Gmail folder (eg Sent , Drafts, etc.), select the one you are interested in from the menu.

After completing the above steps, to select all the emails that are in the folder of your interest, locate the first email message on which to act and press and hold on it, so that it comes marked with a check mark , then repeat the steps in question for all other emails and that’s it. At the top left you will then be shown the total number of emails selected.

Once the selection is complete, you can decide how to intervene on the messages using the buttons and menus at the top of the Gmail app screen. To give some practical examples, if you are in the inbox, you can tap on the button with the dustbin to move all the emails to the trash, on the one with the box and the scum to proceed with archiving etc.

Obviously, in case you have to think again, you can always deselect the emails you have selected by tapping on the check mark in their correspondence, so that it is removed. Easier than that?

Select all Gmail iPhone mails

And to select all the emails on Gmail from iPhone (and iPad , nothing changes), how do you do it? I’ll explain it to you right away! First, open the Gmail app on your device and log into your account (if necessary).

After logging in, you should see the Gmail Inbox screen . You can realize this as in the upper left part of the screen there is the Main item . Otherwise, you can reach the section in question by tapping on the button with the three lines horizontally at the top left and choosing the Main item from the menu that is shown to you. If you then want to access a different Gmail folder (eg Sent , Drafts, etc.), select the one you are interested in from the menu.

At this point, to select all the emails in the chosen folder, locate the first message you want to intervene in, press on it and continue to hold down on it for a few moments, until it is marked with a check mark . Next, repeat the steps I just indicated for the other emails as well. In the top left you will also find the total number of emails you have selected.

After selecting the messages, you can decide to act on them using the buttons and menus located at the top of the screen. For example, by pressing the button with the dustbin you can delete the messages, by tapping on the one with the closed envelope you can mark them as unread etc.

In case you have second thoughts, you can deselect the emails by removing the check mark added on them, simply by tapping on them.