How to Filter Unread Email in Gmail

Google's Gmail allows users to sort email myriad ways.

Google's Gmail has incorporated a number of features and functions into its advertising-supported email service to make organizing and categorizing your emails more efficient. The email service has been available in the United States since 2004, and updates and improvements to its interface are regularly incorporated. Whether you're looking to corral all your unread emails so you can delete them or because you finally want to read them, solutions exist that make filtering unread Gmails a breeze.

Things You'll Need

• Gmail account

Instructions

1. Enter "label:unread" in the Gmail search bar. Click "Search mail." Only unread emails from all categories will populate the page.

2. Type "is:unread" into the Search box and click "Search Mail." Your unread emails from your entire email box will be listed.

3. Click on the arrow next to the small check box in the far left of the Menu bar at the top of your email Inbox. From the drop-down menu, highlight "Unread." This highlights and selects all the unread emails from your Inbox only and places a check mark in the empty boxes to the left of each email.

References

• Google Mail: Customize Inbox Sections