Friday, October 10, 2008

Gmail's Advanced IMAP Controls

I'm thrilled when something that is supposed to work actually works.  Especially on my iPhone. Thanks to Google's Gmail team, I can now filter what labels to display on IMAP.

1.  Login to your Gmail Account.

2.  Click "Settings" on the top right side of the page.





3.  Proceed by clicking on "Labs".





4.  Navigate through the list of "Labs" features to "Advanced IMAP controls".







5.  Click on "Enable".   Yes, it really is that easy to turn on or off.  Then click on the "Save Changes".




6.  Now comes the fun part.  Once your changes have been saved, Gmail will redirect you back to the Inbox.  Click on "Settings" then navigate to the "Labels" tab.  
  



7.  Check or uncheck the labels you'd like to display.  No need to save as each check or uncheck is automatically saved for you.  

8.  It also works wonders on the iPhone as shown below.  It will also help put your kids to college and make your evenings wonderful. 





Cheers to all you IMAPPERS!