Filter messages by sender

Filter messages by sender in Gmail — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Show only messages from Priya Sharma in my inbox from the past two weeks so I can review her…
Show only messages from Priya Sharma in my inbox from the past two weeks so I can review her responses to the renewal questions before I reply this afternoon.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I reply to Priya Sharma, filter my inbox to show only her messages and highlight any that…
Before I reply to Priya Sharma, filter my inbox to show only her messages and highlight any that contained attachments or action items; surface any unanswered questions so I can handle them in one reply.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I filtered my inbox for Priya Sharma and still see messages from three months ago mixed with recent…

I applied the sender filter but see older messages too.

I filtered my inbox for Priya Sharma and still see messages from three months ago mixed with recent ones. I need only the last two weeks to catch up. Why might the filter be pulling older items, and how should I refine it so I don’t miss any recent attachments or questions?

Become — change the pattern

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I frequently miss recent emails from key contacts because my sender filters pull a messy range of…

I keep missing recent messages when I rely on sender filters.

I frequently miss recent emails from key contacts because my sender filters pull a messy range of dates and archived threads. Which practice should I change — how I archive, how I use labels, or how I name threads — and what two simple rules will ensure recent messages appear when I filter by sender?

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