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How to create folders in Gmail

Learn how to organize your Gmail inbox by creating a custom label. This guide walks you through the steps to create and access a new label named "Transaction Email" to help manage your messages.

Operations
5 steps 2 min Community template
1

Navigate to the Gmail Inbox

Open your Gmail Inbox to begin the process of creating new folders for organizing your emails.

mail.google.com
Navigate to the Gmail Inbox
2

Click the Create new label button

Click the "+" icon next to the Labels section in the left sidebar to add a new label.

mail.google.com/mail/u/0/
Click the Create new label button
3

Type "Transaction Email"

Type "Transaction Email"

4

Click the Create button

Click the Create button in the New label modal to save your new folder.

mail.google.com
Click the Create button
5

Click the Transaction Email label

Click the Transaction Email label in the left sidebar to view the emails in this folder.

mail.google.com
Click the Transaction Email label

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