How To: Creating Outlook Rules
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Select Rules > Manage Rules & Alerts
![Microsoft Outlook Rules menu item with "Manage Rules & Alerts..." option selected](/sites/default/files/public/outlook_mailbox-rules_manage-rules-alerts.jpg)
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Select New Rule
![Microsoft Outlook Rules and Alerts dialogue box with New Rule... menu item highlighted](/sites/default/files/public/outlook_mailbox-rules_new-rule.jpg)
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Select Apply rule on messages I receive followed by Next
![Rules Wizard dialogue box with Start from a blank rule options highlighted](/sites/default/files/public/outlook_mailbox-rules_rules-wizard.jpg)
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Select the condition to look for. Click on the blue underlined word to specify a condition, if applicable
![Rules wizard with list of conditions](/sites/default/files/public/outlook_mailbox-rules_rules-wizard_conditions.jpg)
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Select Next when conditions have been specified
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Select action to apply on messages that meet the condition and click on the blue underlined words to bring up the action dialogue, if applicable
![Rules Wizard with list of options of what to do with the message](/sites/default/files/public/outlook_mailbox-rules_rules-wizard_actions.jpg)
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Select Next
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Select any exceptions on the Exceptions Dialogue. Specify exceptions by clicking on the blue underlined word, if applicable. Select Next
![Rules Wizard with list of exceptions options](/sites/default/files/public/outlook_mailbox-rules_rules-wizard_exceptions.jpg)
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Choose a name, whether to run the rule on existing messages, whether to enable the rule, and select Finish
![Rules Wizard with rule name field, setup rule options, review rule description, and "finish" submit button](/sites/default/files/public/outlook_mailbox-rules_rules-wizard_finish.jpg)