You may be able to identify spam without opening the email.

it’s possible for you to also launch the email.

In the menu above your inbox, find the icon that looks like an exclamation point (!)

A screenshot of a Gmail inbox with the message select box highlighted

in a stop sign.

Select it to mark the message as spam.

you’re able to also select!

A screenshot of a Gmail inbox with the Spam button highlighted

(Shift+1) if you haveGmail keyboard shortcutsenabled.

you might view them in your Spam folder if you choose.

you’re free to also open a message.

Screenshots of the Gmail app showing how to report a message as spam

A new bar appears, floating in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Select thedown arrowicon to reveal the rest of the options.

SelectReport spamfrom the extended menu.

Screenshots of the Gmail app showing how to report an account as spam

The top menu shifts to show you the options for your selected messages.

Tap themenuicon, designated bythree stacked dots, in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Another menu expands to show an extended set of options.

ChooseReport spamfrom the list.

You help Gmail’s spam filter learn by showing it the junk that made it to your inbox.

Use blocking only for individual senderspeople who forward you messages, for instanceand not for spam.

Senders of spam emails do not usually have identifiable addresses that remain the same.

Typically, the address is random, soblockingthe lone email does nothing to stop the inflow of spam.