Adding a Label to a Message Before Sending It

You can add a label to a message before sending it in Google Mail using the steps on this page.

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You can add a label to a message before you send it so that once you send, the message already appears in that label. Watch this video to learn how.

Note: Recipients will not be able to see labels

  1. Sign into Google Mail and click Compose to create a new email
  2. Click the Three Dots in the bottom right corner of the New Message window
  3. Click Label
  4. Check off the label(s) that you want to tag this message with
  5. Click Apply
      Displays the label window with a list of different labels and the apply option to apply selected labels
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05/07/2025

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