Gmail Inbox Tabs Tutorial - How to Never Miss an Email in Your Promotions Tab

Watch the 19 second tutorial below...

Make sure you don't miss any important emails from me by doing two things right now (this also works for any other email you don't want to miss!).

  1. In Gmail: Move messages from me () from your Promotions Inbox Tab to your Primary Inbox Tab (left-click and drag). 
  2. Add as a contact in your email client (i.e.: Gmail, Mail, etc.).

Using both of these methods for any email will prevent you from "losing" emails, especially important ones. If you follow these steps, you will never miss an email from me.

Watch the Quick Gmail Inbox Tab Tutorial (19 seconds)

Gmail hides emails in your Promotions Inbox Tab, this is a short video demonstrating how you can make sure you don't miss an email.

1. Go to the Promotions tab to search for missing emails.
2. Left-click and drag from the email to your Primary Inbox Tab to move it.
3. Confirm that you want all future emails to move to your Primary Inbox tab from that sender.

Additional steps

1. Click a Star on an email you want to see in your Primary Inbox
2. Add the sender (i.e.: ) to your contacts list in Gmail, Mail, etc.

Gmail Inbox Tabs 101

Watch the full tutorial on how to never miss an email using Gmail Inbox Tabs.

Gmail Inbox Tabs 101 - Never Miss Paul Solt's Emails in Gmail's Promotions Tab Make sure you don't miss any important emails from me by doing 2 things right now. 1. In Gmail: Move messages from me () from your Promotions Inbox Tab to your Primary Inbox Tab (left-click and drag).","source":"

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  1. In Gmail: Move messages from me () from your Promotions Inbox Tab to your Primary Inbox Tab (left-click and drag). 
  2. Add as a contact in your email client (i.e.: Gmail, Mail, etc.).
  3. Star any email from to tell Gmail that the email is important and you don't want it in your Promotions Tab.
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Posted on November 2, 2015 and filed under Tips .