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How-to: Creating multiple Gmail labels #solution #computers #development

Creating multiple Gmail labels

Is there a way I can create multiple sub-labels instead of one by one? I have created the following labels

-2015 -January -3,4 -10,11 -17,18 -24,25 -February -31,1 -7,8 -14,15 -21,22 etc.

Each label & sub-label is created individually… tedious work! I was wondering if there is a quicker way to add multiple sub-labels all at once, instead of creating one by oneby

How-to: Prevent Gmail from applying multiple labels #development #fix #answer

Prevent Gmail from applying multiple labels

I have recently imported all my mail from Outlook.com and my work email into the gmail accout and I have started to organize the messages using labels. The filters work great and I have managed to sort most of my mail into labels and sub labels.

The problem that I have is the following: Let’s say I have setup a label Work with sub-labels contact1, cont…

How-to: Is there a way to display the number of messages for any label in the Gmail label list? #solution #answer #computers

Is there a way to display the number of messages for any label in the Gmail label list?

The Gmail sidebar displays the list of our labels (or some of them, according to settings). Next to every label name there is a number showing how many unread messages we have for that label.

Is there a way to display also the total number of messages for each label?

Example:

[to answer] (0/36) [to do] (0/55)

Answer: How to hide hierarchy display in nested Gmail labels? #answer #fix #solution

How to hide hierarchy display in nested Gmail labels?

I’ve been starting to make use of Gmail’s nested labels, mostly so it’s easy to organize my label list that has 100 or more labels in it. But now the label tags are getting really long, making for a cluttered display and often hiding most of the actual subject line. I rarely want to see any of the parent label names in the tag.

So for…

Solution: How to remove multiple Gmail labels #solution #development #computers

How to remove multiple Gmail labels

I have imported old emails from Outlook backups in my Gmail account and I ended up with 1000+ labels in my system. Is there an easy massive way to remove them and keep only ~10 my usual ones?

Answer [by Al E.]: How to remove multiple Gmail labels

Not with stock Gmail. There may be a userscript out there to allow you to do that, but I wasn’t able to find one…

How-to: Is there a way to search labels based on stemming in Gmail? #answer #programming #dev

Is there a way to search labels based on stemming in Gmail?

Say I have the label Home/Family/Kids and Home/Family, is there any search expression that can match both of these with a single term? For example, I want to use a search query like label:Home/Family*.

Note that using Home/Family/Kids OR Home/Family is not a good solution since I have many labels and this wouldn’t be practical.

Answer [by

How to: Remove Important Label from Gmail #computers #programming #solution

Remove Important Label from Gmail

The Important label shows up on the left sidebar, and I want to get rid of it. I can hide it under the “X more” dropdown, but that doesn’t get rid of it but only hides it. Also I don’t want to mess with Greasemonkey scripts, as that also only hides the “Important” label instead of removing it completely.

Also note that I’m not asking about getting rid of the…

Answer: Can I specify labels on sent mail in GMail? #answer #it #programming

Can I specify labels on sent mail in GMail?

Possible Duplicate: Label outgoing emails in Gmail when composing the mail

I use GMail’s labels extensively, and would often like to specify labels on email I’m sending – specifically I have a waiting label for stuff I need to follow up with if I don’t get a reply. But there are plenty of other labels I’d like to attach to outgoing email sometimes.

Is…