Setup email filters, sorting Calendar Invite Responses

Setup the Gmail account with the structure you need

• Open the Gmail account to create filter(s) in
• Create the labels you need (see resources for list)
• Go to the Setting>Filters and Blocked Addresses in your Gmail account by copying this link into your browser (if this takes you to another email address, use the instructions to get to Filters and Blocked Addresses through the settings tab of the email you want to use)

Create your filter(s)

• Click on 'Create a new filter'
• Next to 'Has the words', enter the desired query (see below for query to use. Repeat this entire pattern for each)
• Check the 'Has attachment box'
• Click 'Create filter'
• Check the 'Apply the label' box
  • Choose the appropriate label to automatically sort incoming event response messages
  • Nest it under Calendar Invites label
• Check the 'Skip the Inbox (Archive it)' box to move response messages out of your inbox. (You can still view them later)
• Click 'Create filter'
• Repeat for each filter needed

Resources/Instructions

Labels

• Calendar Invites (you can use just this, or subdivide them by nesting)
  • CI: Accepted
  • CI: Canceled
  • CI: Declined
  • CI: Tentative

Get to Filter tab

• Click on the Settings gear icon on the top right corner
• Click on 'see all settings'
• Click on the 'Filters and Blocked Addresses' tab

Queries

Accepted

invite.ics OR invite.vcs AND Accepted

Canceled

invite.ics OR invite.vcs AND Canceled

Declined

invite.ics OR invite.vcs AND Declined

Tentative

invite.ics OR invite.vcs AND Tentative