Gmail – In Gmail, can I show only unread emails for a label as a Section

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I'm using the Priority Inbox, and want to add a Section with only unread messages from a label.

The section dropbox allows me to select a label, but shows all messages in the label (including read ones).

Earlier I was using the "Multiple Inboxes" from Gmail Labs which allows for creation of an Inbox section using a custom search. Is this possible using Priority Inbox sections?

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A little bit late, but since I found this as the first result when searching for this very issue, I should add that it's possible.

Set up the priority inboxes and your labels, if they aren't already.

Apply a filter to archive "work" messages coming in so they skip the main inbox.

Go to Settings > Inbox > Options next to the inbox section you want to customize.

Click "More Options..."

Right-click or CTRL+Shift+C on the label (e.g., "work") and select "Inspect element." (Firefox users just go to Tools > Web Developer > Inspect Element and click on the label).

Look for the attribute cfg="^all,Work" and change the value to cfg="^u,^all,Work"

Finally, select the work label on the page as normal.

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Yes you can do this but not without a little bit of hacking around.

From my answer at Equivalent of 'archive' for priority inbox \ multiple inbox :

The only way that I have found to do it is either with the element inspector in chrome/safari or with firebug in firefox. The good news is that once you have made the settings change it will work in all browsers.

Go to the priority inbox settings tab.
Click the options next to the section you want to show your work mail.
Click "More Options..."
Inspect the element for the "Work" Label
You will notice on the surrounding div there is an attribute cfg="^all,Work", change the value to "^i,Work"
Select the label on the page as you normally would

You will know if it worked or not straight away because the section settings should now read : Inbox, Work instead of the All Work that it used to read.

Here is a list of alternative commands you can use. You can chain commands together with a comma.

^i = Inbox
^u = Unread
^io_im = Important
^t = starred
^f = sent
^r = drafts
^all = All mail (include archive)

ie. ^i,^u,Work = all emails in your inbox, that are unread with the label "Work".

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Figured it out.

I didn't see "In Inbox and:" at the top of the section dropdown. To get the functionality I want ("All starred") you need to choose "more options" and then click "starred".

Definitely confusing though, both items are labeled "starred" yet they are not the same.

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