Is there some way to make Gmail apply a label to incoming mail automatically based on the sender? For instance if Bob is my client, and all contact I have with Bob is work-related, can I make Gmail automatically apply the label 'CLIENT' to all incoming messages from Bob?
I would also be interested in a similar feature based on the recipient email address because I use my Gmail to check several accounts.
Sure. You need to create a filter.
Matches: from:([email protected])
Do this: Apply label "CLIENT"
Matches: to:([email protected])
Do this: Apply label "non-work related"
Click on create a filter at the top. Enter the email address you want a label for and click next. There you can say what you want to do with such emails. Click Apply the label: and choose which label you want. Then click the Create Filter button.
