How to Create Rules in Gmail

Some of the reasons behind Gmail’s popularity are that it caters to all types of users and brings many features that help users manage emails with ease. Features such as Filters, Labels, Spam Filtering, and Categories are great, but there’s another neat feature that not many people use. It’s called Rules and does exactly what its name suggests. Here’s how to create rules in Gmail.

Rules can only be created using Gmail web, and they’re pretty easy to create. There are plenty of rules like applying a label, deleting, forwarding, starring, and many more when you receive an email.

Create a Rule from Gmail Search Bar

The only way to create a rule in Gmail is from the web. You cannot create rules on the Gmail app on Android or iOS.

Create a Rule From a Particular Email

You can create a rule from a message as well. This will auto-fill the From address with the sender’s email address. Here’s how to do it:

Edit or Delete Rules on Gmail

Now that you’ve created a Rule in Gmail, here’s how to delete the ones you no longer want to apply to your emails.

And that’s how you can create a Rule in Gmail. Rules should help tidy up your Inbox. This means no more manually cleaning up inboxes. Speaking of cleanup, did you know that you canrecover an emailif you accidentally deleted it from both Inbox and Trash? What are your thoughts on Gmail as a platform? Let us know in the comments.

Abubakar Mohammed

Abubakar covers Tech on Beebom. Hailing from a Computer Science background, the start of his love for Tech dates back to 2011, when he was gifted a Dell Inspiron 5100. When he’s not covering Tech, you’ll find him binge-watching anime and Tech content on YouTube, hunting heads in competitive FPS games, or exploring Teyvat in Genshin Impact. He has previously worked for leading publications such as Fossbytes, How-To Geek, and Android Police.

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