Gmail Labels and Filters System Design
Set up labels and filters that sort mail without hiding it.
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Design a Gmail labels and filters system for me. My role and the types of email I get: [ROLE_AND_EMAIL_TYPES]. Daily volume: [VOLUME]. Senders who matter most: [KEY_SENDERS]. Must-not-miss items: [MUST_NOT_MISS]. Current labels, if any: [CURRENT_LABELS]. Return the labels (up to eight) as a table of Label, Meaning and Filter that applies it, and the filters as a numbered list with the match criteria (from, to, subject words, has the words) and the action (apply label, skip inbox, star), each with a warning if it could hide something important. Avoid filters that delete or forward automatically unless I confirm they follow my organisation's rules. Ask me for any missing information about senders before creating filters for them. Explain how to create labels and filters and how to test a filter's search before saving it [VERIFY menu names]. Add a daily routine, a weekly review, a monthly filter check, a weekly look at Spam, and a rule that the inbox is for things that need a decision.
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Invented labels: Action, Waiting, Clients, Receipts, Read later. Filters. 1. From: [email protected], apply Receipts, skip the inbox. 2. Has the words 'newsletter' from three named senders, apply Read later, skip the inbox. 3. From the three client domains, apply Clients and star. Test: send or find one message of each type and confirm the label. Risk note: filter 2 must name senders, not just a word, so nothing important is hidden. Weekly routine: check Action and Waiting on Monday; spam folder on Friday. Outcome estimate: inbox volume falls from about 90 to 40 messages a week.
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