Do you use filters and labels in your Gmail account?

[Locut0s]

I've got 7 labels about 7 or 8 filters to mark most of my incoming mail so it's all nicely labeled and I can quickly see what I want to get to and what's out of the ordinary. Most of it is mail lists and such that I read, like NASA.

 

[Goosemaster]

extensively; i have dozens of each

 

[TallBill]

No

 

[CraigRT]

Actually no, for some reason I'm generally slow to figure these things out and adopt things that will make my life easier.

I should probably look into these features..

 

[nageov3t]

of course, how else would you sort your email?

I've got about 15 labels and about as many filters.

 

[Chriscross3234]

Now that they've updated the label system with a drag and drop feature, I do plan on using labels more often. It will be nice to have anything school related labeled by class, instead of having to sift through old emails or archives.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: loki8481
of course, how else would you sort your email?

I've got about 15 labels and about as many filters.

I don't get why you'd want to sort your email. What's the point?

 

[Safeway]

I have probably 40 often used filters and labels. The most common are color coded.

 

[Crono]

yes

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: loki8481
of course, how else would you sort your email?

I've got about 15 labels and about as many filters.

I don't get why you'd want to sort your email. What's the point?

efficiency

 

[Mo0o]

yes. All the time

 

[trmiv]

No. I have no reason to sort my email.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: loki8481
of course, how else would you sort your email?

I've got about 15 labels and about as many filters.

I don't get why you'd want to sort your email. What's the point?

efficiency

For what? How many emails a day you gettin? I could see it if I was getting 50 unthreaded emails, maybe. Still gotta read em all just the same.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: loki8481
of course, how else would you sort your email?

I've got about 15 labels and about as many filters.

I don't get why you'd want to sort your email. What's the point?

for ease of finding. I use labels and filters on gmail the same way I use folders and rules on outlook (and believe me, I do get hundreds upon hundreds of emails every day at work, the vast majority of which I don't read but need to keep archived)

also, there are a lot of emails I don't read right away (ie: I have one specific filter setup for when I email myself things at work to watch/read at home) and I'm a little OCD about keeping my inbox as clear as possible. I don't like anything in there but "active" issues/conversations or as reminders (ie: I have an old email from garmin to remind me to update my gps map someday)

 

[skyking]

Just a few filters, I really despise having to look in several places for incoming mail. If I don't really want to look at it in the inbox, I unsubscribe. I use tons of labels though.

 

[sswingle]

Just one, my second POP address gets labeled so I can tell it apart from my gmail mail.

I should probably use labels more.

 

[SpunkyJones]

I use 3 or 4 labels for archiving specific email. Shopping, job Hunting, etc, so that I can pull them up quickly.

 

[lokiju]

No. I delete what I don't want and leave the rest in my inbox.

I just do a search for whatever I want if I need to find a old message.

 

[BoomerD]

Filters...not so much. Color-coded labels? You betcha.

 

[xSauronx]

i dont use filters much. i just have one to trash any religious emails my dad sends. i use labels all the time.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
i dont use filters much. i just have one to trash any religious emails my dad sends. i use labels all the time.

Yeah that's a tough one to unsubscribe from😛

 

[Tea Bag]

I can usually search for what I want and it shows up in the result list somewhere.

 

[palswim]

I use labels (and filters), but I rarely use multiple labels, since I use primarily IMAP to access my e-mail. Gmail can map labels to folders, but nothing more complicated than that.

 

[Steve]

I have one filter redirecting emails from my stalker into the Trash. She hasn't emailed me in a couple of weeks now so I guess I can remove it.

 

[Kelemvor]

I do for certain subscription sites I'm on and some for online shopping related emails. but not too much.