Learning outcomes
- Explain how to mark messages that need attention.
- Complete the guided activity safely.
- Check that you can prioritise deliberately.
Organise the Inbox
Stars and Importance
Learn to mark messages that need attention and prioritise deliberately in this beginner-friendly Gmail lesson.
Before you begin
Use the correct account. Practise with fictional content and never share passwords, recovery codes or confidential information.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open Gmail and confirm that the profile picture and email address show the intended Google Account.
- Star a practice message and review importance markers using fictional or non-sensitive practice information.
- Pause before any send, delete, sharing, security or account change; check recipients, permissions and likely consequences.
- Review the result and confirm that you can prioritise deliberately.
- Record one useful habit and safely reverse or remove any temporary practice item.
Ian's practical tip: Email can affect real people immediately. Check the account, recipients, subject, attachments, tone and privacy before you send or share.
Practical activity
Star a practice message and review importance markers. Your expected result is to prioritise deliberately.