{"id":17539,"date":"2020-04-15T16:56:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T23:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/?p=17539"},"modified":"2023-01-19T06:47:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T14:47:59","slug":"how-to-organize-your-gmail-inbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/how-to-organize-your-gmail-inbox","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize Your Gmail Inbox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We receive a lot of emails every day. In fact, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radicati.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Email-Statistics-Report-2014-2018-Executive-Summary.pdf\">2018 study<\/a> showed that people receive an average of 97 emails per day! With all the emails you get from your boss, clients, co-workers, friends, family, and spammers, it\u2019s no wonder your inbox is a bit of a mess. If you\u2019re looking to get your emails in order, here\u2019s how to organize your Gmail inbox, so you can easily find your important emails and filter out irrelevant ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-move-the-most-important-emails-to-the-top-of-your-inbox\">Move the Most Important Emails to the Top of Your Inbox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gmail has a feature that arranges the emails in your inbox, so the more relevant ones are shown first. To make your important emails raise to the top of your inbox, first, click the gear-shaped icon in the top-right corner of your Gmail window. Then select <em>Settings<\/em> from the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings.jpg\" alt=\"gmail settings\" class=\"wp-image-18059\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-770x265.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-210x72.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, select the <em>Inbox<\/em> tab at the top of the window. Then select <em>Inbox type<\/em> and choose one of the six inbox types from the drop-down menu. Finally, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click <em>Save Changes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-type.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-type.jpg\" alt=\"gmail inbox type\" class=\"wp-image-18053\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-type.jpg 1391w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-type-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-type-770x287.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-type-210x78.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1391px) 100vw, 1391px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Default<\/strong> shows you the most recent emails first. This can work if you don&#8217;t receive a lot of emails every day. However,&nbsp;your most urgent emails will get buried under the most recent and less important ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important first <\/strong>moves emails that Gmail marked important to the top. You might have noticed that there are emails with yellow tags next to the sender. When you use this inbox setting, all your emails that have yellow tags will be moved to the top of your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-important-first.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-important-first.jpg\" alt=\"gmail inbox important first\" class=\"wp-image-18066\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-important-first.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-important-first-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-important-first-770x326.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-inbox-important-first-210x89.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Your inbox will then be split into two sections: <em>Important<\/em> and <em>Everything else<\/em>. Your emails will be arranged by date in each section, so you might get new emails that you won\u2019t see unless you scroll down to the <em>Everything else<\/em> section. However, you can quickly minimize and expand either of these sections by clicking the arrow button (^) to the left of the inbox section\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gmail decides which emails are marked important using several signals, including how often you email a person, which emails you open and reply to, keywords that are in the emails you read, and which emails you star, archive, or delete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can click the importance button to mark or unmark an email as important. You can also &#8220;teach&#8221; Gmail which emails to tag as important. Simply go to <em>Settings<\/em> > <em>Inbox<\/em> > <em>Importance markers<\/em>. Then make sure to check the circle next to <em>Use my past actions to predict which messages are important to me <\/em>and scroll down and<em> click Save Changes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"hello-246448609\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/hellotech.com\/tech-support\/for\/computers?utm_campaign=Blog-BannerAd_Computer_Computer-repair&#038;utm_content=Need-professional-help-with-your-computer-SQUARE\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"adv-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Computer-Computer-Repair-Need-Professional-Help-with-Your-Computer-SQUARE.png\" alt=\"Computer Computer Repair Need Professional Help with Your Computer SQUARE\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Computer-Computer-Repair-Need-Professional-Help-with-Your-Computer-SQUARE.png 555w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Computer-Computer-Repair-Need-Professional-Help-with-Your-Computer-SQUARE-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Computer-Computer-Repair-Need-Professional-Help-with-Your-Computer-SQUARE-210x200.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" class=\"advanced-ads-image-detect\" width=\"555\" height=\"528\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Unread first <\/strong>shows you emails you haven&#8217;t opened first. This inbox setting can serve as a to-do list, where your opened and finished items are automatically moved to a section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you read an email, and you don\u2019t want it to go to the <em>Read<\/em> list, you can also select an email and click the <em>Mark as unread<\/em> button at the top of your window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starred first <\/strong>moves emails that you have starred to the top of your inbox. You can star an email by clicking the star icon to the left of the yellow importance to let Google know that email is important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-starred-first.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-starred-first.jpg\" alt=\"gmail starred first organize inbox\" class=\"wp-image-18060\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-starred-first.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-starred-first-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-starred-first-770x319.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-starred-first-210x87.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is similar to the <em>Important first<\/em> inbox type, except you can control which emails move to the top of your inbox yourself. And, unlike the <em>Importance first<\/em> inbox type, Gmail will never mark any of your emails as starred without your direct input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priority Inbox <\/strong>moves the emails you&#8217;re most likely to interact with to the top of your inbox. Gmail analyzes your activity and organizes your inbox accordingly, showing you the emails from senders and subjects you most likely reply to first, based on your past actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Multiple Inboxes<\/strong> is a new feature that Google recently added. This setting splits your inbox in half, and it gives you multiple types of inboxes of your choosing on the right side of your window.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-multiple-inboxes.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-multiple-inboxes.jpg\" alt=\"gmail multiple inboxes organize\" class=\"wp-image-18056\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-multiple-inboxes.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-multiple-inboxes-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-multiple-inboxes-770x311.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-multiple-inboxes-210x85.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you select the Multiple Inboxes setting, you can enter any kind of inbox by typing <em>is:label name<\/em> into the <em>Search &nbsp;Query<\/em> field. For example, you can enter <em>is:unread<\/em> to see a list of your unread emails or <em>is:sent<\/em> to see a list of emails you have sent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-multiple-inboxes.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-multiple-inboxes.jpg\" alt=\"gmail settings multiple inboxes organize\" class=\"wp-image-18058\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-multiple-inboxes.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-multiple-inboxes-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-multiple-inboxes-770x455.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-settings-multiple-inboxes-210x124.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can also choose a name to display for your multiple inboxes under <em>Section name<\/em>. Finally, you can choose how to orient your multiple inboxes and how many emails will appear in each section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-colorful-labels-to-find-certain-emails-faster\">Add Colorful Labels to Find Certain Emails Faster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the left sidebar of Gmail, you will see your emails sorted into folders like <em>Inbox<\/em>, <em>Sent<\/em>, <em>Drafts<\/em>, and more. But, if you want to organize your Gmail inbox more, you can actually create your own labels to group your emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a label to your emails, simply select the email(s) and click the <em>Labels<\/em> button located at the top of your inbox. Then select a label or create a new one. You can also add more than one label for each email.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels.jpg\" alt=\"gmail labels\" class=\"wp-image-18055\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-770x233.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-210x64.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can find the labels that you made on the list of folders on the left side of your screen. When you click on one of these label names, you will see all a list of all the emails that have that label.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-left-sidebar.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-left-sidebar.jpg\" alt=\"labels left sidebar\" class=\"wp-image-18054\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-left-sidebar.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-left-sidebar-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-left-sidebar-770x408.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-labels-left-sidebar-210x111.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can also add colors to your labels by hovering over one of the label folders in your left sidebar and clicking the three-dot button that appears. Then hover over <em>Label color<\/em> at the top of the pop-up window and select a color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-filter-your-incoming-emails\">Filter Your Incoming Emails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gmail has a feature that filters your emails when you receive them. This is a very convenient way to sort your messages, instead of manually deleting or marking them as read once they reach your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With filters, emails can be automatically labeled and transferred to their respective folders. With this feature enabled, Gmail will organize your inbox for you by filtering emails that should be starred, marked as read, marked as important, forwarded, or deleted as they enter your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create rules to filter your emails, you only need to select the emails you want to filter, click the three dots below the search bar, and select <em>Filter messages like these.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-filter-messages-like-this.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-filter-messages-like-this.jpg\" alt=\"gmail filter messages like this\" class=\"wp-image-18065\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-filter-messages-like-this.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-filter-messages-like-this-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-filter-messages-like-this-770x246.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-filter-messages-like-this-210x67.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Then enter the other criteria that you want to filter for and click <em>Create Filter<\/em>. Next, choose what you want Gmail to do with these emails.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-create-filter.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-create-filter.jpg\" alt=\"create filter\" class=\"wp-image-18064\" width=\"666\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-create-filter.jpg 911w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-create-filter-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-create-filter-770x701.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-create-filter-210x191.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For example, you can automatically mark any incoming emails that have an attachment as important, or you can automatically send any emails from a certain sender straight to your spam folder. Then click <em>Create filter<\/em> to save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-automatically-archive-emails-after-replying\">Automatically Archive Emails After Replying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to clean your inbox is to activate <em>Send &amp; Archive. <\/em>This feature automatically moves an email thread to the All Mail archive folder after you have responded to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enable <em>Send &amp; Archive<\/em>, go to the gear icon and click <em>Settings.<\/em> Then scroll down and select<em> Show &#8216;Send &amp; Archive&#8217; button in reply<\/em>. Finally, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click <em>Save changes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-Send-Archive.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-Send-Archive.jpg\" alt=\"Send &amp; Archive\" class=\"wp-image-18057\" width=\"777\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-Send-Archive.jpg 1287w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-Send-Archive-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-Send-Archive-770x272.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-Send-Archive-210x74.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1287px) 100vw, 1287px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The next time you reply to an email, you will see a button to send and archive next to the regular <em>Send<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/send-and-archive.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/send-and-archive.jpg\" alt=\"send and archive button\" class=\"wp-image-18062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/send-and-archive.jpg 372w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/send-and-archive-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/send-and-archive-210x145.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And, if someone replies to that email, the whole conversation will show up in your inbox again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-google-hangouts-instead-of-email\">Use Google Hangouts Instead of Email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your inbox is full of short emails, you might want to use the chat feature within Gmail instead. You can send a message with Gmail Hangouts by clicking the speech bubble icon in the bottom-left corner of your screen. Then click the plus sign next to your name and enter the email address of the person you want to start a chat within the search box.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-start-chat.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-start-chat.jpg\" alt=\"start chat\" class=\"wp-image-18061\" width=\"555\" height=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-start-chat.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-start-chat-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-start-chat-210x185.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, you will have to send that person an invite to chat with you. Once the other person accepts your invitation, you can start a chat with them by clicking on their name above the chat icon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-chat-box.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-chat-box.jpg\" alt=\"chat box\" class=\"wp-image-18063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-chat-box.jpg 358w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-chat-box-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/gmail-chat-box-210x307.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sending chats can be faster and more efficient than emails. More importantly, you can save some space for more relevant emails in your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-keep-spam-out-of-your-inbox\">Keep Spam Out of Your Inbox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after you&#8217;ve assigned labels and filters to your emails, you still might have a lot of spam emails in your inbox. 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