How to Create a New Folder in Gmail (with Pictures) - wikiHow (2024)

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Last Updated: March 2, 2023Tested

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1. 1

   Open Gmail. Go to https://www.gmail.com in your computer's web browser. This will open your Gmail inbox if you're logged in.

   • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address when prompted, then click NEXT, enter your password, and click NEXT.
2. 2

   Select an email. Click the checkbox to the left of an email to select it.

   • You can't create a label without first selecting an email, though you can always remove the email from the label later.

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   Click the "Label"

   icon. It's at the top of the inbox, just below the search bar. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.

   • If you're using the old version of Gmail, this icon will be positioned at a 45° angle.
4. 4

   Click Create new. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu. A pop-up window will appear.

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   Enter a name for your label. In the pop-up window's "Please enter a new label name" text box, type whatever you want to name your label.

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   Place the label inside of another label. If you want your label to be placed inside of an existing label, check the "Nest label under" box, then click the "Please select a parent..." drop-down box and click the label in which you want to place your new label.

   • This is the Gmail equivalent of placing a folder inside another folder.
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   Click Create. It's at the bottom of the pop-up window. Your label will be created.

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   Add emails to your label. Once you've created a label, you can start adding emails to the label by doing the following:

   • Check the box to the left of an email to select it (do this with multiple emails if you want to add them all to the label).
   • Click the "Label"
     icon.
   • Click the label to which you want to move the email(s) in the resulting drop-down menu.
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   View your label's emails. If you want to view the contents of your label, do the following:

   • Place your mouse cursor over the list of locations (e.g., Inbox) in the left-hand menu.
   • Scroll down until you see your label.
     • If you're using the old version of Gmail, you may instead have to click More at the bottom of the expanded menu.
   • Click your label to view its emails.

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1. 1

   Open Gmail. Tap the Gmail app icon, which resembles a red "M" on a white background. Doing so will open your Gmail inbox if you're logged in.

   • If you aren't logged into your email address, select your account, or enter your email address and password when prompted.
   • Again, you can't create a new label on Android, though you can add emails to existing labels and view your labels' contents on Android.^[1]
2. 2

   Tap ☰. It's in the top-left corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear on the left side of the screen.

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   Scroll down and tap Create new. It's near the bottom of the pop-out menu.

4. 4

   Enter a label name. In the text field which appears, type in whatever you want to name your label.

   • Unlike Gmail on a desktop, you cannot create a new label inside of an existing label in the Gmail app.
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   Tap DONE. It's in the top-right corner of the menu. Doing so creates your new label and adds your selected email to it.

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   Add emails to your label. To add other emails to your label, do the following:

   • Tap and hold an email to select it, then tap any other emails you want to select.
   • Tap ⋯ (iPhone) or ⋮ (Android).
   • Tap Change labels.
   • Tap the label(s) you want to use.
   • Tap
     in the top-right corner of the screen.
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   View your labels. To see a list of your available labels, tap ☰ in the top-left corner of the screen, then scroll down to the "Labels" section.

   • Tapping a label will open it to display any emails stored in it.

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