Give your rule a name (so you can find it later). On the left, under Server Rules, click your account name (there may be only one account listed, and that's okay).Ĭlick the plus sign near the bottom of the dialog box. Notes on rule order below.įrom the Tools menu choose Rules. Here we'll talk about two ways to create rules:īe aware that the order in which your rules are listed affects what happens. Move messages from a particular address into a specified folderĪssign a category or flag to messages with a particular word in the subjectįorward all messages with attachments to another address

You teach Outlook what to look for and what to do when it sees a message that meets the conditions you've set. Rules are a way to have incoming (or outgoing) messages sorted, filed, marked, or otherwise handled automatically. The rest of this page is for those people who decide to set up their rules in Outlook for Mac anyway. Our Create Rules in Outlook on the Web article We recommend that you use Outlook on the Web to create and manage your rules.

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