Create rules

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Windows: Create rules

First click on "File" in the top left-hand area of the screen. Then select "Manage rules and notifications".

A window will now open. If you want to set the mail rule for a team mailbox, you can select it from the drop-down menu. Then click on the "New rule..." field.

You now have various options to choose from:

  • Move messages to your own folder, delete the...
    • ... come from certain senders
    • ... contain a specific word
  • For messages from a specific person...
    • ... play a specific sound
    • ... send a notification to a mobile device

You also have the option of creating your own rules for both sent and received mails.

In step 2, enter the required conditions depending on the rule selected.

Mac: Create rules

Click on the "Rules" button under the "Start" tab in Outlook.

Then select "Edit rules..." from the menu that opens.

In the following window you will see two categories of rules: Server rules and Client rules.

  • The server rules are created via the Outlook program on the Exchange server and always work, even if Outlook is not running.
  • The client rules only work when Outlook is running. We therefore recommend "Server rules" for automatic filtering and sorting of incoming mails.
  • Click on the "+" to create new rules.

You can now create the rules in the following window.

  • Enter a name for the rule at the top and define the conditions. Several conditions under "Execute the following" only apply if all conditions are fulfilled (AND-linked).
  • You can also enter exceptions in "Except if".

After you have closed the window, please save the process to complete it.