Choose your inbox type

You can...

• Sort less relevant emails onto tabs
• Sort important, unread, or starred messages to the top
• Sort emails by priority
• Use multiple inboxes

Choose your inbox type

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. Click Settings .
3. Under "Inbox type," select:
   • Default
   • Important first
   • Unread first
   • Starred first
   • Priority Inbox
   • Multiple Inboxes

Learn about each option

If you want to...	Choose this option...
Get tabs at the top of your inbox for sorting promotions, social notifications, and other less-relevant mail out of your primary inbox.	Default Learn how at the Gmail Help Center
Split your inbox into two sections: "Important" at the top, and "Everything else" at the bottom.	Important first
Split your inbox into two sections: "Unread" at the top, and "Everything else" at the bottom.	Unread first
Split your inbox into two sections: "Starred" at the top, and "Everything else" at the bottom.	Starred first
Let Gmail sort and prioritize your email for you.	Priority Inbox Learn how: Split emails into sections using Priority inbox Add a label section to Priority inbox
Sort emails into separate inboxes, such as for: Tasks that need to be done today, tomorrow Emails from certain people, such as your manager or an important customer Emails from different accounts	Multiple Inboxes Learn how:  Create a separate inbox for a label Create a separate inbox for another account

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