Question

Gmail spam filter correctly

Answer 1

Mark emails as spam
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3rd step:
Whitelist emails from the spam folder
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Set up your own spam filter
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Quick guide: Mark emails as spam
Quick guide: whitelisting emails
Quick guide: Create your own filter

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Gmail's spam filter doesn't seem to be doing what it should? Then take a look at the settings..

You are likely to receive dozens, maybe hundreds, of email messages every day. But not all of these emails are helpful or even encouraged. Fortunately, Gmail has a pretty good spam management system. Nevertheless, it can happen from time to time that the spam filter classifies some messages incorrectly. Because the filter learns from your ratings and interactions, it should be trained properly.

• Mark emails as spam
• Whitelist emails from the spam folder
• Set up your own spam filter

Mark emails as spam

If you find unwanted spam in your inbox, you can simply mark it as spam so that it will hopefully end up in the spam folder in the future. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

In Gmail, open the message that you want to mark as spam. Click on the three-dot menu at the top right and then select the entry " Report Spam " from the menu .

2nd step:

Then click on the " Report Spam " button .

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The e-mail will then be moved to the spam folder and the spam filter will mark similar messages as spam in the future.

Whitelist emails from the spam folder

It can also happen that emails that are not spam at all are inadvertently classified as spam. You can simply whitelist this. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Open your Spam folder in Gmail. You can find this on the left via the " More " menu . Then open the desired message in the spam folder.

2nd step:

Now click on the " No Spam " button .

3rd step:

The message will then be moved to your inbox .

Set up your own spam filter

To be on the safe side, you can also set up your own spam filters. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Open Gmail and click the gear icon in the top right to open Quick Settings. Then click on " Open All Settings ".

2 step:

Then open the " Filters and blocked addresses " category . There you click on " Create new filter ".

3 step:

You can now define the criteria you want here. Then click on " Create Filter ".

4 step:

Then choose what to do with the messages if they match the criteria you specified. Then click on " Create Filter ".

5th step:

The filter you created is now activated for all incoming messages .

Quick guide: Mark emails as spam

1. Open a spam email in Gmail.
2. Then click on the three-dot menu in the upper right corner .
3. Then select the " Report spam " entry .
4. Then click on the " Report Spam " button . The email is then moved to the spam folder .

Quick guide: whitelisting emails

1. Open your spam folder in Gmail - if necessary, via the " More " menu on the left .
2. Then open the message you want.
3. Then click on the " Not Spam " button to move the message to your inbox .

Quick guide: Create your own filter

1. In Gmail, click the gear icon in the top right corner .
2. Then go to " Open all settings ".
3. In the " Filters and Blocked Addresses " category, click on " Create a new filter ".
4. You can then define the criteria you want.
5. Click on " Create Filter ".
6. Now choose what should happen to the emails that match your criteria.
7. Then click on " Create Filter ". The filter you created is now activated for all incoming messages.

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