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How to Manage Outlook Mail Rules

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How to Manage Outlook Mail Rules We receive numerous emails in Microsoft Outlook every day. To improve work efficiency and save time, you need to classify them by your needs. For example, emails send from the same person or contain some specific keywords, will be moved to folders automatically. For more information, do the following on how to manage Outlook mail rules.

Manage Rules Outlook 2007

Manage Rules from Menu Bar

Step 1: Click on ToolsRules and Alerts.

Step 2: In Rules and Alerts window, under E-mail Rules tab, choose the rule from the list in the box.

  1. Create a new rule. Tap on New Rule, select a template from the list then edit the rule description. Tap on Next button, select the conditions and correspondings. Follow the wizard to complete specifying a name for the rule and finish.

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  1. Change Rule. If you've ever created a rule before, click on the Down arrow next to Change Rule to expand the option. You can edit rule settings, rename it, delete or mark it.

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  1. Import and export rules. Tap on Options then you can click on Export Rules and Import Rules button in the Options dialog box.

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Manage Rules from a mail

Step 1: Open Inbox folder, right-click on an e-mail and select Create Rule from the drop-down.

Step 2: Check the box of "From" or "Subject contains something" when you get an e-mail with all of the selected conditions. Then tick the box under Do the following. Besides, click on Advanced Options for more information.

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Manage Outlook 2010/2013/2016 Mails Rules

Manage e-mail rules from Menu Bar

Step 1: Click on Home tab, go to Move group and expand Rules. Click on Manage Rules and Alerts from the drop-down.

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Step 2: In E-mail Rules tab, click on New Rule to create a new rule for your emails. Follow the Rule Wizard to complete. You can also change settings of exit rules by click on Change Rule. Tap on Options to import or export rules.

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Create new rule in Outlook 2010/2013/2016

Step 1: Launch Microsoft Outlook, click on Home tab then go to Move group. Click on Create Rule to set up a new rule.

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Step 2: In Create Rule window, make some settings for it. At the lower right corner, tap on Advanced Options to open Rules Wizard window.

Tips: Open Inbox folder in Outlook and right-click on an email and select RulesCreate Rules or Manage Rules & Alert.

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Manage Outlook Webpage Mail Rules

Step 1: At the top-right corner, click on the gear icon and click on Options from the drop-down list.

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Step 2: In the left panel, expand Mail > Automatica processing, click on Inbox and sweep rules.

Step 3: Click on the Plus sign to create Outlook webpage mail rule. When finished, click on Save to make changes take effect.

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