Blocking emails from Gmail

[jmt356]

I checked online as to how to block a certian sender from selling my Gmail account junk mail. This is what I found:
- Click Create a filter under the search box at the top of any Gmail page.
- Fill in the appropriate fields with the filter's criteria, and click Next Step.
- Choose the action you'd like for these messages by checking the appropriate box. (In this case, we suggest checking Delete it.)
- Click Create Filter.

However, I constantly get tripped up at step 1, because I can never find the filter link. Does anyone know where this is?

[HansV]

Click on the gear icon in the top right corner (under your user name), and select Settings from the dropdown menu.

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Next, click on Filters.

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[StuartR]

Click the down arrow at the right side of the search box

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Then click "Create filter with this search" after you have added the search criteria.

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