How Do I Set Up Swipe Actions For My Email?

GUIDE: How Do I Set Up Swipe Actions For My Email?

Are you spending too much time sorting through your inbox?

Selecting, archiving, and/or deleting each email can be tedious. You have to open the email and tap again to decide what to do with it.

The good news is that there’s a faster way to sort your inbox—swipe actions.

How Do Swipe Actions Work?

Swipe actions allow you to quickly execute a function (archive, delete, flag, etc.) by swiping your finger across an email’s subject line in your inbox.

Rather than the multiple taps, it would take otherwise. By swiping, you can quickly run through your crowded inbox and get rid of emails that you don’t need to open.

How To Set Up Swipe Actions

Gmail

1. Open the menu
2. Select Settings
3. Select Swipe actions
4. Select Change
5. Assign a new action for the left or right swipe

iOS Mail

1. Select Settings on your iPhone home screen
2. Select Mail
3. Select Swipe Options
4. Assign a new action for the left or right swipe

Microsoft Outlook Mobile

1. Open Outlook Mobile Settings
2. Select Swipe Options
3. Select Swipe Right or Swipe Left
4. Assign one of the following preferred actions:
   • Delete
   • Mark as Read
   • Mark as Unread
   • Flag

It’s that simple. You can quickly sort your inbox as needed by assigning a specific action to your left and right swipes.