Apply and manage labels
1. Apply and manage labels
After you create some personal labels, you can change how they behave. If you hover over the label name in the label list, you'll see a "more" button that you can select to expose label customizations. You can change a label background and color and text by choosing either one of the predefined themes or custom colors. Adding a color to a label can help you visually identify it. These is especially useful if the label has a long name that may be truncated in the message list. You can also choose whether you want the label to always appear in the label list, always be hidden, or only appear if it contains unread messages. Hidden labels can always be located by selecting "more" in the label list to reveal them. When you applied your label, you probably noticed that it appears in the message list before the subject of the message. If you don't need this behavior, you can disable the label's appearance on messages in the message list. You can also edit the name of the label, make it a sub label, add a sub label to it, or remove the label entirely. Please note that removing a label does not remove the messages associated with it. They remain in Gmail and can always be found later. Gmail has a lot of smart features that learn from your interaction with messages. These features classify messages using machine learning. The default inbox has categories that automatically sort messages so that you can focus on one type of message at a time. There are five categories. Primary. Primary messages are from people you know and any messages that aren't automatically or manually added to another category. Social. Social messages are from social networks. Promotions. Promotions are deals, ads, offers, and other messages soliciting a product or service. Updates. Updates are notifications, receipts, statements, and invoices from purchases made where your Gmail account was used as the contact information. And forums. Forums are messages from Google groups, other online groups, discussion boards, and mailing lists. Categories can be displayed at the top of your inbox, which provides quick access to your categorized email. You can choose which category to display in your Gmail settings. When categories are enabled, you can choose to receive notifications only when messages arrive in your inbox or primary tab cutting down on distractions. You can view all of the messages in a category by selecting its tab above the message list or from the label list under categories. Any emails that you archive will not appear in a category tab.2. Let's practice!
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