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David Gewirtz, Distinguished Lecturer
David Gewirtz
Distinguished Lecturer
In addition to hosting the ZDNet Government and ZDNet DIY-IT blogs, Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz is an author, U.S. policy advisor and computer scientist
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Posted in DIY-IT
on December 9, 2021
| Topic: Productivity
Here’s another quick Gmail productivity trick. The scenario is this. You have a project you’re working on. It requires aggregating information from a bunch of email messages that may be scattered among email boxes and labels. You only need to focus on that set of messages for a short time, but while you’re working, you need that focus, or you’re going to spend your afternoon bouncing all over Gmail.
Here’s what you can do.
See also: How to back up your Gmail: The ultimate guide.
First, hit the Gmail gear icon, click See All Settings, and then go to the Labels tab. Scroll down below all the system labels and find the Create New Label button.
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