Gmail

How to Ensure Important Emails Reach Your Inbox in Gmail

Missing important emails because they land in the spam folder can be frustrating. Gmail offers several ways to mark trustworthy senders as safe, ensuring their emails land directly in your inbox. This guide will walk you through the steps to add safe senders and manage your inbox effectively.

Steps to Add Safe Senders in Gmail

1. Add Senders to Your Contacts

   1. Open Gmail and locate an email from the sender you want to add as safe.

   2. Hover over the sender's name and click Add to Contacts.

   3. Verify that the contact is added by checking your Google Contacts at contacts.google.com.

   Tip: Adding a sender to your contacts can help ensure their messages bypass Gmail's spam filters.

2. Create a Filter for Specific Senders

   1. In Gmail, click the Show search options icon (a small triangle) in the search bar.

   2. Enter the sender's email address in the From field.

   3. Click Create filter at the bottom of the search options window.

   4. Select the action Never send it to Spam and click Create filter.

3. Ensure Emails Aren’t Marked as Spam

   1. Navigate to the Spam folder in Gmail.

   2. If you find an email that should be in the inbox, open it and click Not spam at the top of the page.

   Tip: Regularly check your Spam folder to ensure important emails are not mistakenly flagged.

4. Mark Specific Emails as Important

   Open an email you wish to mark as important, click on the Tag icon (three dots in a line on the right), and select Mark as important.

   This action helps Gmail learn which emails you consider important.