Creating a Rule in Outlook

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Question

How to create a rule in Outlook?

Answer

To create a rule, select an email from the sender you wish to create a rule with. Then click the Rules icon, on the main Mail page. It is in the Move category. Click Create Rule, for a new rule. Or Manage Rules & Alerts for editing an old rule.


Clicking Create Rule will create a dialog box where you are able to set the restrictions for your new rule in the Create Rule as seen below.

The top section of the dialog box allows you to choose the conditions you wish to apply. 
The lower section of the dialog allows you to specify desired value or option for the criteria you selected above. 

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