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Creating Filters In Gmail – Step by Step
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Log into Gmail- At the top of the page next to the Search bar is the link “Create a filter”
- On this next Screen you will see several boxes and options
- Form Fields
- From – It is best to use the exact e-mail address, but you can also use the name that you have saved from your contacts
- To – If you have more than one e-mail account coming into your Gmail account, you can use the filter to manage where they go by creating a filter for each one
- Subject – If any part of the subject will be the same in each message, type in that criteria
- Has the words – If any part of the message will have this same content in each message, type in that criteria here
- Doesn’t have – If any part of the message will NOT have this same content in each message, type in that criteria here
- Has attachment [Checkbox] – If what you want moved will have an attachment in each message, check this box
- Cancel – Will remove the criteria that you just entered in the boxes
- Test Search – This will perform a search of all messages in you Inbox and list them in the section below the header
- Next Step >> – Will take you to the next set of options
- Form Fields
- Choose action – Now, select the action you’d like to take on messages that match the criteria you specified. When a message arrives that matches the search: [Your criteria will auto fill in this area], do the following:
- Check Box Options
- Skip the Inbox (Archive it)
- Mark as read
- Star it – Will place a star next to the messages
- Apply the label: From the drop down menu, select the label that you want applied to the message
- Forward it to: Type in the e-mail address that you want these messages sent to.
- Delete it
- Never send it to Spam
- Cancel – Will remove the criteria that you just entered in the boxes
- << Back – This will return to the previous section
- Create Filter – Will only “create” the filter, to make it active on the messages that were found in the previous step check the box in the next step
- Also apply filter to [number of found] conversations below [check box]– Will perform the task of applying the filter
- Check Box Options
Backing Up Gmail Is Easy
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While I love the fact that I can access my email anywhere I go, I am also realistic. Realistic that technology sometimes has glitches. It’s happened to all of us and it seems like it only happens when we really need something.
Gmail Backup makes it quick and easy to back up your Gmail emails on a regular basis. In fact, it’s so simple that my 7 year-old can use it. Talk about someone who has some Google Moxie…it’s him. I think I’ll have a Google guru on my hands in no time!
The backed up files are saved as easy to read .eml files which can be read by practically any email program on the market today. So if you decide that you want to move from Gmail to another service, you should have no issues whatsoever transitioning.
You can download your copy of Gmail Backup here: http://www.gmail-backup.com/
Whitelisting Email in Gmail Step by Step
Posted by: | CommentsWhenever we subscribe to newsletters, ezines or fill out a simple sign up box on a website, we are told that we need to “whitelist” the email address given (ex. ezine@mywebsite.com). Google’s Gmail has an awesome built in SPAM elimination system, but if you’re anything like me, you want to make sure that you receive what you actually sign up for.
Here are just a few simple steps for whitelisting an email address in Gmail:
I recently signed up for an autoresponder for a teleclass that I want to attend, however Gmail placed the message in my SPAM folder. When it was in the SPAM folder I “checked” the message and then clicked on “Not spam”. The message was then moved to my inbox.
Now I want to ensure that I receive any reminders about the class in my in box so I am going to whitelist the sender of this particular email.
1. So I go into the message received and click on the arrow beside the “Reply” button
2. Highlight and click on “Add Jane Doe to Contacts List”.
3. You are finished.
By simply adding an email address to your contacts list, you will automatically receive email from the email address without issue.
