

Open up a message from the unwanted sender, click the triple-dot button in the upper-right corner and select Block. If you are getting needless and unwanted emails from someone, you can reroute their messages from your inbox directly to the spam folder. One step further than muting a message is blocking the sender. Once unmuted, the next time you receive a reply, it will show up at the top of your inbox. You can then unmute the conversation if you so choose by opening the conversation and clicking the X button next to the Mute label at the top of the page. If you later get curious about what you missed, you can always find it in the All Mail view of Gmail, which includes your archived messages. The conversation will be moved to your archive, where it will remain even when more replies arrive. Open the thread, click the triple-dot button at the top and click Mute. If you have an active group email and no longer care to follow the back-and-forth chatter, you can opt out. You've got enough distractions during the workday that you certainly don't need to see a group email continually calling out to you at the top of your inbox as new replies arrive. Getting stuck on a group email thread can be as annoying on a laptop as a group text on your phone. You may already be using some of these, but hopefully you'll find a few here that you can work into your routine to help manage the constant flow of messages to and from your Gmail inbox. Here are the 10 tips that I have found most helpful in keeping on top of my email correspondence.


If you use Gmail daily on a computer for work or personal use, are you making the most of Google's free email client? Gmail has a host of features that can help you better manage the constant flow of messages to and from your inbox. Texting has likely alleviated some of your email traffic, but I'd wager your email inbox is still like mine - a bit chaotic and disorderly.
