How to Create Rules in Outlook (Classic)

Tags Outlook Rules

 

 

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  • On the outlook menu located at the top of the screen, navigate to the "Rules" icon:

Outlook Menu (Classic)

 

  • In the drop down click on the "Create Rule" icon:

Outlook Create rule Icon

 

  • In the Create Rule Menu on the bottom right click the "Select Folder..." icon:

Click "Select Folder" icon

 

  • In the Rules and Alerts window that appears click the "New" icon and type in the folder name in the desired location:

Rules and Alerts menu

 

Naming the new folder

 

  • In the Create Rule menu select where the email goes when received from a person, contains a certain piece of text, or sent to a specific person. In this example I will be having the subject containing "test" and moving it to a folder called test. 

Create Rule menu: Rule requirements and actions

 

  • Locate the new folder that you just created and the emails with the set criteria will be filtered to that folder:

Example of what the new folder should with the filter looks like



 

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