Creating Folders in Gmail

Creating Folders in Gmail

Audience: Staff, students


Purpose: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how folders can help organize emails in Gmail.


Creating Folders

  1. Select the email(s) you want to move to a folder

    1. Click on the boxes to the left of each email you wish to select.

  2. Click on the Move to icon on the top of the screen.

  3. Then click on Create New.

  1. Name your new folder.

  2. If desired, you can nest it under an existing folder by clicking the box and selecting a folder from the dropdown menu.

  3. When finished, click Create.