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How to Label Outgoing Emails While Composing Them in Gmail

Organize your messages before they get out of hand

By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on November 20, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail

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Start a new message and choose More Options > Labels. Pick the label you want to use, select Create New, or add a star.If you create a new label, give it a name and select Create.Return to your message and compose and send it as normal.
Gmail makes it fast and easy to apply labels to the emails you get so that those belonging together stay together, even when their subjects and senders and conversations do not. What about the emails you send, though? Gmail also allows you to tag and apply stars as you compose. Here's how.

Label Outgoing Emails While Composing Them in Gmail

To add labels to an email you are composing in Gmail or star it (and have the labels or starring retained for all replies and other messages in the conversation): Start with a new message in Gmail (Select Compose or press C on the keyboard). Select the More options icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the compose window. It's three stacked dots toward the right side. A new menu will open. Choose Labels from that menu. Another menu will pop up with the available labels on your Gmail account. Check off the one that you want to use. To start a new label, select Create new. Enter a name for the label and click Create. You can also choose to Star the message as well from the same menu. When you are done, select the body of your message again to close the menus. Write your message and send it the way you normally would. The label(s) that you applied will be applied to the message itself and the conversation that it spawns. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Send Email to Undisclosed Recipients From Gmail How to Check Spelling in Gmail How to Retrieve Archived Emails in Gmail How to Fix It When Attachments Aren't Showing in Outlook 10 Best Free Email Accounts for 2022 How to Prevent Pop-Ups in AOL or AIM Mail How to Organize & Categorize Messages in Gmail with Labels How to Schedule an Email in Gmail How to Continue a Draft in Outlook Mail on the Web How to Create Rules in Gmail for (Almost) Anything How to Use Gmail's Confidential Mode How to Star Your Gmail Messages How to Send iMessages With iPhone Text Effects Using Rich HTML in an Outlook.com Signature Set Up an Out-of-Office Vacation Response in Gmail How to Auto Reply in Gmail Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies