Outlook Mail Rule: Manage Email from another Institution

Summary

View steps to set up an email rule to help manage email sent from contacts from another institution.

Body

Question:

  • How do I set up a rule to help manage emails sent from contacts from another Minnesota State institution's address book?

Answer:

  • You can set up an email rule to move emails received from senders from a specific institution to a folder you specify.
  • There are multiple ways to set up conditions for rules to manage email.

Outlook Web Instructions

The following instructions show how to set up a rule to move emails received from senders of an institution's address book to a folder you specify.

Steps:

  • Step 1) From Outlook Online create a new folder. This folder will be the folder you will set up a rule to move email into.
    • Right-click on a folder in Outlook folder directory, select Create new folder or Create new subfolder and type a folder name.
    • You can drag the folder to a preferred location within the Outlook folder directory.
  • Step 2) From Outlook Online select 'Settings' ⚙️ (Gear button at the top right corner).
    • Type rules in the search box > Select Inbox rules.

  • Step 3) Select Add new rule

  • Step 4) Type in a name for this rule.
    • Add condition Sender address includes from the drop-down menu. In the text box enter, for example, @pine.edu
    • Add action Move to
    • In the search field type in the folder name that you created in step 1 and select Save.

 

Details

Details

Article ID: 132201
Created
Thu 5/6/21 7:10 PM
Modified
Wed 5/15/24 3:39 PM