Gmail tabs

No apartment post today. I’m doing laundry and haven’t cleaned the two remaining rooms enough to post them on the Interwebs. But enjoy a hopefully helpful post about Gmail!

Y’all might have noticed that Gmail launched a new format in the past few weeks. They now sort emails in three tabs at the top of your screen: inbox, social, and promotion. Presumably, they have some sort of algorithm that sorts emails based on the sender and content. However, I noticed that a lot of my emails (both blog and personal) were disappearing without me knowing why.

If you would like to get rid of the tabs and go back to one inbox window, click on the Account Settings gear wheel. Then select “Configure Inbox.”

You’ll see this window. Select or deselect any tabs you want in your email account. Click save.

If you just want an inbox, your screen will look like this.

After a few seconds, your inbox should refresh itself and have your emails sorted accordingly!