What's the difference between the Gmail label buttons?
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I am sorting out my Gmail account, and started labeling emails, but I can't seem to figure out what the different icons mean in the labeling dropdown menu. There are 3 icons:
- empty
- minus
- checked
You can see them in the screenshot below:
gmail gmail-labels
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I am sorting out my Gmail account, and started labeling emails, but I can't seem to figure out what the different icons mean in the labeling dropdown menu. There are 3 icons:
- empty
- minus
- checked
You can see them in the screenshot below:
gmail gmail-labels
edited Oct 30 at 11:56
Vidar S. Ramdal
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asked Oct 30 at 10:48
Titulum
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Great question! I did some minor changes: gmail => Gmail, and added ALT text to your screenshot. Hope that's OK!
– Vidar S. Ramdal
Oct 30 at 11:58
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I am sorting out my Gmail account, and started labeling emails, but I can't seem to figure out what the different icons mean in the labeling dropdown menu. There are 3 icons:
- empty
- minus
- checked
You can see them in the screenshot below:
gmail gmail-labels
edited Oct 30 at 11:56
Vidar S. Ramdal
12.6k104264
asked Oct 30 at 10:48
Titulum
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I am sorting out my Gmail account, and started labeling emails, but I can't seem to figure out what the different icons mean in the labeling dropdown menu. There are 3 icons:
- empty
- minus
- checked
You can see them in the screenshot below:
gmail gmail-labels
gmail gmail-labels
edited Oct 30 at 11:56
Vidar S. Ramdal
12.6k104264
asked Oct 30 at 10:48
Titulum
1184
edited Oct 30 at 11:56
Vidar S. Ramdal
12.6k104264
asked Oct 30 at 10:48
Titulum
1184
edited Oct 30 at 11:56
Vidar S. Ramdal
12.6k104264
edited Oct 30 at 11:56
Vidar S. Ramdal
12.6k104264
edited Oct 30 at 11:56
Vidar S. Ramdal
12.6k104264
12.6k104264
asked Oct 30 at 10:48
Titulum
1184
asked Oct 30 at 10:48
Titulum
1184
asked Oct 30 at 10:48
Titulum
1184
1184
Great question! I did some minor changes: gmail => Gmail, and added ALT text to your screenshot. Hope that's OK!
– Vidar S. Ramdal
Oct 30 at 11:58
add a comment |
Great question! I did some minor changes: gmail => Gmail, and added ALT text to your screenshot. Hope that's OK!
– Vidar S. Ramdal
Oct 30 at 11:58
Great question! I did some minor changes: gmail => Gmail, and added ALT text to your screenshot. Hope that's OK!
– Vidar S. Ramdal
Oct 30 at 11:58
Great question! I did some minor changes: gmail => Gmail, and added ALT text to your screenshot. Hope that's OK!
– Vidar S. Ramdal
Oct 30 at 11:58
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When you have multiple messages/conversations selected and you click the labels button there are three options for the list of labels presented:
- empty: none of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- minus: some of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- checked: all of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
If you only have one message/conversation selected then only empty and checked will be used.
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
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That's a great explanation. Where did you find more information on this?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:06
And how can I add a message to a label so that it will be gone from my inbox?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:13
2
@Titulum Add a label to a message, then click archive. The archive button removes the inbox label. Or use the move button to do it in one step. Remember a message/conversation can have multiple labels.
– mhoran_psprep
Oct 30 at 12:03
1
@Titulum Tri-state checkboxes are fairly common for decades already, so most likely I assume Gmail will have no documentation specifically documenting this.
– David Mulder
Oct 30 at 12:57
@Titulum yup this feature was in Windows for a very long time (maybe since XP?), not sure who invented it
– aaaaaa
Oct 30 at 14:02
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
When you have multiple messages/conversations selected and you click the labels button there are three options for the list of labels presented:
- empty: none of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- minus: some of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- checked: all of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
If you only have one message/conversation selected then only empty and checked will be used.
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
5,55311825
That's a great explanation. Where did you find more information on this?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:06
And how can I add a message to a label so that it will be gone from my inbox?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:13
2
@Titulum Add a label to a message, then click archive. The archive button removes the inbox label. Or use the move button to do it in one step. Remember a message/conversation can have multiple labels.
– mhoran_psprep
Oct 30 at 12:03
1
@Titulum Tri-state checkboxes are fairly common for decades already, so most likely I assume Gmail will have no documentation specifically documenting this.
– David Mulder
Oct 30 at 12:57
@Titulum yup this feature was in Windows for a very long time (maybe since XP?), not sure who invented it
– aaaaaa
Oct 30 at 14:02
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
When you have multiple messages/conversations selected and you click the labels button there are three options for the list of labels presented:
- empty: none of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- minus: some of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- checked: all of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
If you only have one message/conversation selected then only empty and checked will be used.
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
5,55311825
That's a great explanation. Where did you find more information on this?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:06
And how can I add a message to a label so that it will be gone from my inbox?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:13
2
@Titulum Add a label to a message, then click archive. The archive button removes the inbox label. Or use the move button to do it in one step. Remember a message/conversation can have multiple labels.
– mhoran_psprep
Oct 30 at 12:03
1
@Titulum Tri-state checkboxes are fairly common for decades already, so most likely I assume Gmail will have no documentation specifically documenting this.
– David Mulder
Oct 30 at 12:57
@Titulum yup this feature was in Windows for a very long time (maybe since XP?), not sure who invented it
– aaaaaa
Oct 30 at 14:02
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
When you have multiple messages/conversations selected and you click the labels button there are three options for the list of labels presented:
- empty: none of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- minus: some of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- checked: all of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
If you only have one message/conversation selected then only empty and checked will be used.
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
5,55311825
When you have multiple messages/conversations selected and you click the labels button there are three options for the list of labels presented:
- empty: none of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- minus: some of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
- checked: all of the messages/conversations selected are using that label
If you only have one message/conversation selected then only empty and checked will be used.
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
5,55311825
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
5,55311825
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
5,55311825
answered Oct 30 at 11:02
mhoran_psprep
5,55311825
5,55311825
That's a great explanation. Where did you find more information on this?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:06
And how can I add a message to a label so that it will be gone from my inbox?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:13
2
@Titulum Add a label to a message, then click archive. The archive button removes the inbox label. Or use the move button to do it in one step. Remember a message/conversation can have multiple labels.
– mhoran_psprep
Oct 30 at 12:03
1
@Titulum Tri-state checkboxes are fairly common for decades already, so most likely I assume Gmail will have no documentation specifically documenting this.
– David Mulder
Oct 30 at 12:57
@Titulum yup this feature was in Windows for a very long time (maybe since XP?), not sure who invented it
– aaaaaa
Oct 30 at 14:02
add a comment |
That's a great explanation. Where did you find more information on this?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:06
And how can I add a message to a label so that it will be gone from my inbox?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:13
2
@Titulum Add a label to a message, then click archive. The archive button removes the inbox label. Or use the move button to do it in one step. Remember a message/conversation can have multiple labels.
– mhoran_psprep
Oct 30 at 12:03
1
@Titulum Tri-state checkboxes are fairly common for decades already, so most likely I assume Gmail will have no documentation specifically documenting this.
– David Mulder
Oct 30 at 12:57
@Titulum yup this feature was in Windows for a very long time (maybe since XP?), not sure who invented it
– aaaaaa
Oct 30 at 14:02
That's a great explanation. Where did you find more information on this?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:06
That's a great explanation. Where did you find more information on this?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:06
And how can I add a message to a label so that it will be gone from my inbox?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:13
And how can I add a message to a label so that it will be gone from my inbox?
– Titulum
Oct 30 at 11:13
2
2
@Titulum Add a label to a message, then click archive. The archive button removes the inbox label. Or use the move button to do it in one step. Remember a message/conversation can have multiple labels.
– mhoran_psprep
Oct 30 at 12:03
@Titulum Add a label to a message, then click archive. The archive button removes the inbox label. Or use the move button to do it in one step. Remember a message/conversation can have multiple labels.
– mhoran_psprep
Oct 30 at 12:03
1
1
@Titulum Tri-state checkboxes are fairly common for decades already, so most likely I assume Gmail will have no documentation specifically documenting this.
– David Mulder
Oct 30 at 12:57
@Titulum Tri-state checkboxes are fairly common for decades already, so most likely I assume Gmail will have no documentation specifically documenting this.
– David Mulder
Oct 30 at 12:57
@Titulum yup this feature was in Windows for a very long time (maybe since XP?), not sure who invented it
– aaaaaa
Oct 30 at 14:02
@Titulum yup this feature was in Windows for a very long time (maybe since XP?), not sure who invented it
– aaaaaa
Oct 30 at 14:02
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Great question! I did some minor changes: gmail => Gmail, and added ALT text to your screenshot. Hope that's OK!
– Vidar S. Ramdal
Oct 30 at 11:58