Get started with Gmail for Google Workspace

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 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:

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:


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