Here's how to clarify your filter criteria with advanced operators:
- Sign in to Gmail.
- Click 'Create a filter' at the top of any Gmail page.
- Enter your filter criteria. In the 'Has the words:' field, you can use any advanced operators to filter messages meeting various criteria. Please note that the 'or' function in Gmail is represented by 'OR,' and the 'not' function is represented by a minus (-). You also can use quotes (" ") to specify an exact phrase.
- Click 'Next Step' and select the action you'd like these messages to take.
- Click 'Create Filter.'
To use advanced operators in your searches, click 'Show search options' to the right of the search field, and enter your search terms and advanced operators in the appropriate fields.
You can check out a list of Gmail's advanced operators here.
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