How to mark an email as important in Gmail: labels

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The emails are Internet services that help people communicate and store many messages. Currently there are several platforms through which to maintain contact from the mobile phone or from the pc. As an example, networks like Line or WhatsApp, are messaging apps that can be used.

For important meetings, many students prefer to use Google Meet from their computer, despite this, the classic email Gmail never goes out of style for its ease of use and the number of emails and contacts that can be stored. Creating an email account is simple after you have it, you just have to learn to use the details of it.

This post will show you how manage the tools provided by Gmail, focusing on how to bookmark an email or Gmail contact, Important or Priority. In doing so, won't get lost in your inbox.

These favorites are nothing more than the featured on the platform. They are known as the most important or urgent messages or contacts, since these, when marked, stand out from the others and do not move from their place when other emails are entering. They always appear at the top of the screen.

Messages containing files that are highly relevant to the user are often highlighted. Done like this, sometimes it takes can be located very easily. Some prefer to use bookmarks in conversations or contacts that are of a work nature, because in this way they are on hand for an emergency.

The Gmail platform can send some messages made by contacts as SPAM content and separate them from the rest of the messages in the inbox in case the contact messages are frequent. Therefore, the fact marking them keeps them insured so this action doesn't happen.

Steps to follow to mark contacts and emails as favorites not only from the pc but from the cell phone
So that in the Gmail account contacts are securely marked, you must follow some steps without skipping any. These will be highlighted with stars or a hook that will appear gray on the edge of the highlighted contact and will leave it anchored above.

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The steps to follow are: Enter email account. Be located in the received messages tray and at the same time locate the message you need to anchor this time. For this, the option that will leave them as a highlighted message will be displayed on the left.

By last, What if starred messages cannot be located? The user will only have to scroll to the menu. The menu is located on the left of the screen. A symbol “+” will show among some options the highlighting option. By having access to this, the user will be able to notice the emails that are in that category of featured. This way it will be done.

How to categorize your emails in Gmail

Categorizing emails in Gmail can be very important, since it will help keep your inbox organized. This way you will not have the important information in a disorganized way.

To categorize emails in Gmail, what you should do is look for the email or emails you want to categorize. Thereafter, will select the checkbox that the emails have. To be able to look for the option of more configurations and thus be able to choose the option that says filter messages. Clicking filter messages, you can add the category or note you want.

What labels can I use

The labels that you must use to be able to categorize the emails should be the ones that go according to each email so that they can be organized. This way it will be much easier to be able to locate an email. To do this, what you have to do is click on the 'More’ del email. In this way you can choose the label option and when adding it you just have to press where it says 'Apply'.

How to give your emails high priority in Gmail

So you can put your received emails in Gmail with high priority, you just have to follow a few simple steps. But then we are going to explain how you can do it from your PC, your Android or iPhone mobile.

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In the computer

If you have an email in your Gmail inbox but you intend to position it as an important email, what you should do is open your Gmail from Google Chrome. The next step is nothing more than searching and choosing the email that is essential for you.. Being there you will be able to observe three points that are together. You must click on those three points so that the option to ‘Determine relevance’ and selections where it says ‘High’.

In android

Now to make the selection of important emails from your android you must follow the same steps that you do from the computer. With the only variant that to choose the email you must look for it from the 'Gmail application’ that must be installed by factory default on the mobile.

On iPhone

In the case of iPhone, we can tell you that the steps to follow remain the same as those you are going to use from the PC. Only here to be able to choose the email you need to search in the inbox that you must open from the iPhone search engine.

How to send a notification email to the main page

So that you can carry out this procedure of sending a notification email to the main page, you must go to the configuration part where it says ‘Desktop notifications’. Once you click there, You can make all the changes and adjustments you want and later choose where it says 'Save changes'.

What other actions does Gmail provide to its users?

Gmail offers useful options for all users who use its platform. These options include labels that can be attached to help organize your mail more nicely.. With labels you have the advantage of put emails together in a group and order users to access them directly and quickly.

Another alternative shown is to schedule the messages. That's how it is, a Gmail user can schedule an important message to be sent in advance that you should send at a certain time. You only need to follow a few steps.

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Enter the Gmail tray and click compose. After writing what will be necessary to program, select an arrow located right next to the option “submit” and Gmail. Below that section, the option will appear so that the shipment can be scheduled. Can determine delivery date and time.

Thanks to all these Gmail actions, users can use an electronic messaging network with many alternatives. Starred messages and contacts help those who need to prioritize important emails.

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