Turn on default tabs

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. At the top, click Inbox.
4. In the "Inbox type" section, select Default.
5. In the "Categories" section, check the box next to a category.
   • To show starred messages in the “Primary” category, check the box next to “Include starred in Primary.”
   • To allow top promotions in the “Promotions” category, check the box next to “Enable bundling of top promo emails in Promotions.”
6. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

Train your tabs

Step 1: Turn on Priority inbox

Step 2: Create a label-based section

Before you begin: Create the label. 

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. At the top, click Inbox.
4. Next to the inbox section you want to label, click Options or Add section.
5. Click More options.
6. Click the label you want to use. You can search to find a label name.
7. Click Save Changes.

Create a separate inbox for a label

Step 1: Create the label you want an inbox for

Step 2: Create an inbox for the label

Follow steps at the Gmail Help Center to create your inbox. For the search criteria, enter label:name of label.

To implement a zero inbox, create a separate inbox using each of these search criteria:

• label:action
• label:follow-up
• label:later

Step 3: Apply labels as you read your email

To apply the labels you created for a zero inbox:

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. As you read each message, at the top, click Labels .
3. Select one of the following labels: action, follow-up, or later.

Manage multiple accounts

Easily switch between Gmail accounts

 Add and switch accounts on the web (Chrome Browser)

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, select Profile Add new profile.
3. If you choose to sync to your Google Account, your profile name will automatically be your Account name.
4. Choose a name, photo, and color scheme.

If you choose to turn sync on in Chrome with a Google Account for the new profile, your bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings will sync automatically.

Note: If you’re unsure which account you’re currently using, click your name and see which profile is at the top.

Add and switch accounts from Gmail

1. Open Gmail.
2. In the top corner, click your profile photo and then click Add account.
3. Sign in to your other account.
4. In the upper-right corner, click your name and select a different profile to switch accounts.

Manage multiple signatures

Learn how:

Create a signature

1. Open Gmail.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. In the General tab, scroll to Signature and click Create new.
4. Name your signature, then click Create.
   This name is not your actual signature, but is a name for the signature template.
5. In the text box at the right, add your signature text.
6. (Optional) To add text colors, links, and images, use the format bar.
7. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Choose a signature for a message

Tip: If you want to change your signature while you write an email, at the bottom of the window, click Insert signature .

Make your logo and signature appear side-by-side

Add your signature and logo in Google Docs:

1. On your computer, open a Google Doc.
2. Click InsertTable and create a 2x1 table.
3. (Optional) To resize the table columns so that the column with the name is smaller than the column with the logo, drag the table border to the right.
4. In the left cell, click InsertImage and insert your logo.
5. In the right cell, enter your signature.
6. Click FormatTableTable properties.
7. Click Color and change the table border to white.
8. Click EditSelect all.
9. Click EditCopy.

Upload your signature and logo in Gmail:

1. Open Gmail and follow steps 2 to 4 in Create a signature.
2. In the text box at the right, right-clickPaste.
3. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

 Create variations of your email address

Learn how:

Step 1: Create a variation of your address

Just add a plus sign (+) and any word before the @ sign in your address.

For example, if your email address is cassy@solarmora.com, use cassy+news@solarmora.com or cassy+urgent@solarmora.com.

Step 2: Automatically sort incoming messages based on the address

Set up a filter to automatically label and sort messages based on the address.

For instance, a filter can automatically archive and apply the News label to all incoming newsletters sent to cassy+news@solarmora.com. When you're ready to read them, click News in your list of labels to find them.

1. Open Gmail.
2. In the search box at the top, click Show search options .
3. Under To, enter your task-specific email address, such as cassy+news@solarmora.com.
4. Click Create filter.
5. Choose what you want Gmail to do to these messages, such as archive, apply labels, and marking as important.
6. Click Create filter.

Delegate access to email

Give someone access to your inbox

Learn how

1. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
2. Click Accounts and Import.
3. In the Grant access to your account section, click Add another account.
   Note: Your organization may restrict email delegation. 
4. Enter the email address of the person you want to add and click Next Step.
5. Click Send email to grant access.