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+# Create rules to filter your emails
+On your computer, you can manage your incoming mail using Gmail’s filters to send email to a label, or archive, delete, star, or automatically forward your mail.
+
+## Create a filter
+ 1. Open Gmail.
+2. In the search box at the top, click Show search options 
+3. Enter your search criteria. If you want to check that your search worked correctly, see what emails show up by clicking Search. 
+4. At the bottom of the search window, click Create filter.
+5. Choose what you’d like the filter to do.
+6. Click Create filter.
+Note: When you create a filter to forward messages, only new messages will be affected.  Additionally, when someone replies to a message you've filtered, the reply will only be filtered if it meets the same search criteria. 
+
+## Use a particular message to create a filter
+1. Open Gmail.
+2. Check the checkbox next to the email you want. 
+3. Click More 
+4. Click Filter messages like these.
+5. Enter your filter criteria.
+6. Click Create filter.
+
+## Edit or delete filters
+1. Open Gmail.
+2. At the top right, click Settings 
+3.  See all settings.
+4. Click Filters and Blocked Addresses.
+5. Find the filter you'd like to change.
+6. Click Edit or Delete to remove the filter. If you’re editing the filter, click Continue when you’re done editing.
+7. Click Update filter or OK 
+
+## Export or import filters
+If you have a backup of your filters, you can import the filters in Gmail. You can also export your filters.
+1. Open Gmail.
+2. At the top right, click Settings 
+3.  See all settings.
+4. Click Filters and Blocked Addresses.
+5. Check the box next to the filter.