Spring cleaning for your Gmail

Month of spring cleaning comes to an end, but that does not mean that you must stop optimization technology in your life. Gmail can be a source of stress if you do not have a good system to respond to an e-mail, or the ability to easily locate contact information. Fortunately, these changes are just a few mouse clicks. Here are seven tips that Gmail work best for you.

Organize e-mail tabs and labels

Tabs are used to organize messages from Gmail. Screenshot by Nicole Cozma / CNET

Labels and chips are two features that Gmail offers standard group messages. Tabs can be activated on your account if you have not already the top of the inbox. If a certain type of message that will be displayed in a separate tab, click and drag desired. You will receive a message at the top, if you want all messages to, as it is sent, click Yes, ask to see

Links: Menu to start a mail filter. Right. Research fields for Gmail filter disc by Nicole Cozma / CNET

To apply tags, click the small arrow in the top right of the email and select Filter messages like these. You can add additional fields to, information filtering criteria if you want, but make sure the field name by clicking on Create a new filter complete. You can also apply filters to other discussions, that match the search criteria.

Add as Read button

New Mark as Read button added to the action bar in Gmail. Screenshot by Nicole Cozma / CNET

If you are looking at a tray full Newsletter entrance, or maybe just a lot of posts of work has been copied in coals, a button that can be selected are as read the e-mail is at hand. To add this button, click on the tooth, go to Settings, click on the Gmail Labs tab, scroll to read and activate the brand, click at the bottom. Now you can mark an email read by many with a button on the top of the view of the Inbox, rather than on each.

Consolidate Newsletter

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Mailing lists have become an important contribution to the confusion of the inbox. Of course there could be some problems or promotion you want, but not the rest. If you ever seen the e-mail and think, "What is it?" then it's time to check Unroll.me . After logging in you can delete unwanted subscriptions and get the rest comes in a daily e-mail that they digest "rollup" call.

Send & Archive

Move messages directly to your file after answering. Screenshot by Nicole Cozma / CNET

If you send an e-mail that you do not have to respond in the future to your inbox, then send and Archives is your new best friend. Click on the gear icon and head into the Settings menu. On the General tab, scroll to Send and archive. and activate the function. Do not forget to click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen changes. When a message is archived answered and get an answer, seems again to be on the inbox.

Disable automatic creation of contacts

Stop Gmail to new contacts every time you send an e-mail. Screenshot by Nicole Cozma / CNET make

By default, Gmail added a contact entry for each person you are. Email If you use services such as eBay or Craigslist, you can rotate them to your contact list into a mess pretty quickly. To disable the automatic creation of contacts, click the icon in the tooth in the upper right corner and select Settings. Scroll down the General tab, contacts for auto-complete create, then check you add the next bubble'll contacts me.

Merge contacts

Merge duplicate contacts to save the address book. Screenshot by Nicole Cozma / CNET

Now that you have the ability to add new contacts from Gmail removed, it is time to consolidate the current. No point, the three different entries for one person, especially if Gmail lets you add multiple emails and telephone numbers of contact input. To clean your list: Gmail click in the upper left corner and select Contacts. Then click on the More menu and select Find and merge duplicates. A list of the proposed merger, you can see the details to ensure that the entries correspond to the same contact. Additionally, you can all contacts that do not want to merge to disable.

Remove old lights

Old lamps can search and delete to free up disk space. Screenshot by Nicole Cozma / CNET

Gmail storage is connected to Google Drive. In this sense, you can use some of the attachments you have received in time to clean. Click on the small arrow in the search box at the top of Gmail. You see a lot of filters. Check the box next to "Appendix A", then (eg 25 MB) to fill in a size threshold. While 25 MB is not a very large file, there's enough space to store a few pictures.

Do you have tricks that you can use to keep clean and efficient Gmail? Share in the comments.

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