Create labels to organize Gmail

Created by Johnny Campbell, Modified on Thu, 14 Jul, 2022 at 4:57 PM by Johnny Campbell

You can make labels that store your emails. You can add as many labels as you want to an email. 


Note: Labels are different from folders. When you delete a message, it will be erased from every label that's attached to it and your entire inbox.


Create a label

Tip: Your labels only show in your inbox, not the recipient’s inbox.


  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. On the left, scroll down, then click More.
  3. Click Create new label.
  4. Name the label.
  5. Click Create.


Show or hide labels

 Choose whether or not your labels show in the Menu list to the left of your inbox. 
  1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings and then See all settings.
  3. Click the "Labels" tab.
  4. Make your changes. 
 

See more than 500 labels

 

On the left side of the page, you can see up to 500 labels. You can have labels within other labels.
Note: If you have more than 500 labels, the list may take longer to load. 

 

Your labels show up depending on whether conversation view is on or off.

 
  • If conversation view is off: Labels will only show on individual messages you labeled. If someone replies to that message, the label won't show up on the reply.
  • If conversation view is on: When you label an entire conversation, the label will only show on existing messages, not new ones.
    

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