Do you set up these filters at Gmail.com, through a separate Gmail app, or through the settings app on the iPhone? Also, while we are talking about Gmail, is there a quick and easy way to delete all messages? I have way too many in all of my various folders, and would like to do a mass delete.
Thanks for your help. Keith Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:17 PM, Terje Strømberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Other may fill in and add details or correct. No problem. > > In my opinion a filter option is a great tool to keep order in our inbox. > Noticed that some have 3000 - 4000 emails after 3 days without checking the > email. I like many others are using gmail. A very good email client. > Accesible. Filtering using Label and filter. You can use the Mail account > built in IOS with gmail inside Mail IOS. If you make a new Label or a > Map(this is the same i.e..Label is an map in your mailbox list under inbox, > sent, deleted etc). > > If you don't have an gmail account you ca register one first on google.com > Don't remember exactly how, but it is pretty straight forward and not > dangerous. Chose IMAP if it is an option between IMAP or POP. IMAP > synchronize email between iPhone, iPod, Mac and iPad. If you want to use the > built in Mail program in IOS you register first on google.com then go to > Settings > Mail > add Account. Find gmail in the list.. If memory serves, you > only have to set username and password inside the built in IOS MAIL IF you > already have signed an account on google.com > > Making a Label or Map. > 1. Log in to gmail. > 2. Go to Settings > Label. Settings are in the upper right corner. A window > pops up and you find the Label knob.Above the inbox there are also an link > called make a filter and after above the inbox. Opening this, the same window > opens. > 3. Find the text box. Type the name viphone for the Label or Map(it is the > same). Hit setup knob. Now you have a Label or Map in your list under Mailbox > i.e. inbox, sent, all e-post etc. > > Make a filter rule. It is easy. Gmail is accessible and straight forward in > this case at least. > 1. Find the knob Filter in the same window above the table in a list above > the table. Hit filter. Now we want to filter [email protected] to go > into the Label or Map you made. > 2. Find the knob "make a new filter". A new window with a table opens. Set a > filter. Make search criteria. > 3. Find the text field "from". Do not type anything here - leave this field > empty. > 4. Tab to "to" field Here you type [email protected]. > 5. Tab to subject. Leave this field empty. > 6. Tab to "cotain these words". Leave this field empty. > 7. Tab to "do not contain". Leave this field empty. > 8. Tab to have attachment. Leave this empty. > 9. Before you tab to next step, be aware of that the only field you enter any > text or mark is in the field "to". Tab to the knob "next step" A new window > containing an headline called "make a filter" a table called something lile > chose an action or command for this filter. > 10. Tab to jump over the inbox. Place a check mark here. Very important. > 11. Tab to mark it with a star. Leave this empty. > 12. Tab to use the label. Make a check mark here. Very important. > 13. Tab once to a know with a drop down list.Find the Label or Map called > "viphone and hit it. Important: check that the Label viphone are chosen. > 14. Tab to "delete it". Leave this field empty. > 15. Tab to "do also use this filter on the conversations below. Leave this > field empty. Very important that this field is empty. > 16. Tab to "make filter". Finished. > > Now all the e-post sent to [email protected] will be sent to the label > or map called viphone. This Label will reside in the last list under your > inbox, sendt e-mail, delete etc. If it do not work, you have entered wrong > address i.e. email address, period. It works. If you do exactly as described > above. > > You will receive exactly the same 3000 emails as before, but the will be in > the label viphone. You have therefore more space in your inbox for non list > emails. You can do these steps for any list or from any sender. You can test > the other options and delete those filters which do not works. Let us think > about 8000 thousand emails. You can have 4 Labels or Maps containing 2000 in > each. 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