Mail

Filters & rules

Filters sort your mail for you. Set a rule once and every matching message that arrives is filed, starred or marked automatically.

Create a filter

Open Settings → Filters and add a new filter. Give it a condition, then an action.

Settings → Filters: one rule, condition to action.

1. 1Filter name: a name so you can find the rule later.
2. 2Conditions: match on who the mail is from or words in the subject.
3. 3Action: the folder to move matching mail to. You can also mark it read or star it.
4. 4Create Filter: saves the rule. It applies to new mail as it arrives.

• Condition: match on sender, recipient, subject or text.
• Action: move to a folder, apply a label, star, or mark as read.

How they run

Filters apply to new mail as it arrives, in order. Keep more specific rules above broad ones so the right one wins.