

Just select the email, click the label icon, and uncheck the label from the menu. You can remove emails from the label/folder the same way. Do this by selecting the emails you want to add from your inbox, clicking the label icon, then selecting the label you’d like to add to. Now that you’ve created a label, you can add other emails to it. If you have a label you’ve already created that you would like your new label to nest under, select that label from the “Please select a parent” drop-down menu. If you want your label to stand alone, select “Create” then move on to the next step. Type an appropriate name for the label/folder underneath “Label as.” The name you typed will appear in quotations next to “(create new).” Click on this button to create the label.Īfter you create the new label, another box will pop up asking you to choose a nesting option. Step 3: Name the folder and choose a nesting optionĪfter you click on “Create new,” another menu will appear prompting you to give your new label a name. Since you want to create a new folder, select “Create new” on the bottom of the dropdown menu. This icon will not appear until you’ve selected at least one email, so if you can’t see the icon, make sure you have an email selected. Step 2: Click on the label icon and select “Create new”Ĭlick on the label icon in the top menu bar directly above your inbox. Select the email by checking the box next to it in your inbox. Keep in mind you can always add or remove emails from the folder, so don’t stress out about it too much. Gmail does not allow you to make a folder with nothing in it, so if you haven’t decided which emails you want to put in a folder, take a moment to do that now.

You’re in? All right, let's get to it! Step 1: Select at least one email Do this by going to and logging in with your credentials. Want to voice your opinion on Gmail? Leave a review!īefore you begin, open your inbox. Looking for a more in-depth breakdown of how to create folders in Gmail? Read on for detailed instructions, tips, and how to create folders on your desktop or jump ahead for how to do it from the Gmail app. Name the folder and choose a nesting option.Click on the label icon and select “Create new”.
