How to turn one email address into multiple task-specific addresses

This article shows you how to turn one email address into multiple task-specific addresses. Messages will still reach you and you will have an infinite number of email addresses for different purposes.

How to turn one email address into multiple task-specific addresses

Use your task-specific email addresses

Just add a plus sign (+) and any word before the @ sign in your address.

Ex: [email protected] —> [email protected] or [email protected]

Automatically label and sort incoming messages using one of these addresses

Step 1: In the Gmail search box, click the Down arrow .

Step 2: Under To, enter your task-specific email address, such as [email protected]

Step 3: Click Create filter with this search.

Step 4: Choose what you want Gmail to do to these messages, such as archive, apply labels, etc.

Step 5: Click Create filter.