[CS 378] How to create filters in GMail
David Rager
Since this mailing list was created with the idea of students using
Gmail accounts to read them (although it's not necessary), I thought
I'd send out a brief how-to for creating a filter for this email list
in the Gmail application. I personally find the process rather
intuitive, so this explicit list is probably unnecessary, but I
thought I'd send it out just in case some people get lost in the new
technology.
(1) Open GMail (this is already done if you're reading this email in GMail)
(2) Click on the "Settings" hyperlink at the top right of your screen
(3) Click on the "Filters" hyperlink near the top middle of your
screen (it's the fourth link in the submenu)
(4) Scroll down to the bottom and click on the hyperlink for "Create a
new filter"
(5) Enter "utexas-cs3...@googlegroups.com" in the "TO:" box of
the new filter
(6) Click on the button labeled "Test Search" and you should see
emails like this one show up
(7) Click on the button labeled "Next Step"
(8) Check the checkbox labeled "Also apply to the X conversations
below" (where X is a number)
(9) In an effort to keep my inbox clean, I like to check the checkbox
labeled "Skip the inbox (Archive it)", but it's just a personal
preference
(10) Check the checkbox labeled "Apply the label"
(11) Use the scroll box near the "Apply the label" checkbox and select
"new label"
(12) Type in a name for the label. I used CS378
(13) Click OK to create a label of that name.
(14) Click on the button labeled "Create Filter"
You can now also access the discussion group emails by clicking on the
CS378 link in the "Labels" section of your gmail client on the bottom
left portion of the browser page.
David