How To Make Email Rules In Outlook Com

Outlook.com Inbox Rules

To set up automatic mail inbox rules in Outlook.com, follow these steps.

Available Conditions in Outlook.com

There is a long list of conditions you can apply when you create a new rule. You can set up one or more of these rules to trigger which emails get managed automatically.

From or To: The email is sent from or to specific people.You’re a Recipient: You’re on the To or Cc lines, or you’re not on the To or Cc lines.Subject or Body: Certain words or phrases exist in the subject or body.Keywords: The body, sender or recipient email, or even the header contains specific keywords.Marked with: The message is marked important or sensitive.Message Size: The email is above or below a specific size.Received: You received the email before or after a specific date.All messages: The rule will apply to every incoming message.

Available Actions in Outlook.com

You can set up any number of actions to occur when an email meets any of the conditions you set. Actions you can trigger include the following.

Move to: Move the message to a particular folder. Copy to: Create a copy and place it in a folder. Delete: Automatically delete the email. Pin to top: Keep the email at the top of your inbox. Mark as read: This will unbold the email as though you already read it. Mark as junk: Moves the email to the spam (junk) folder. Mark with importance: Will flag the email as important. Categorize: Apply any category to the email. Forward to: Forwards the email to any email address you like. Forward as attachment: Forwards the email to another address as an attachment. Redirect to: Send the email to another address, removing it from your inbox.

You can configure multiple actions to occur an email meets to conditions you’ve set.