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Rules specify automatic actions to be performed when a new item is created. For example when a new email arrives in an inbox in an email program such as Microsoft Outlook. Rules can also be used for similar purposes in other types of program.

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Outlook 2010 Rules - How to use "OR" boolean?

It seems that Microsoft Outlook 2010 can only use the "AND" boolean when setting RULES. I find that very disturbing since even the lower end Windows Live Mail can use "OR". Am I missing something? I'm trying to recreate this WLM rule in…
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How to force the Outlook rule to be server-side?

Using Outlook 2010 with a corporate Exchange Server. The rule I want to create is this: After rule arrives from Blah@blah.com and with Passed in the subject Move it to the SuccessBuilds folder and mark it Read. When I did that, the…
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Make an outlook rule for appointment invitations

Is it possible to make an outlook rule that moves any calendar appointments I receive to a certain folder?
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How to filter Outlook email using a Rule with a VBA script?

Certain things are not possible using the default e-mail rules like searching subjects or message bodies with wildcards. You can do multiple words but it's not the same if you need the words one character away from each other. How can I write my own…
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Create Outlook rule which runs AFTER move mail to specific folder

is there some way how to create rule for Outlook(2013) which will run after move mail to specific folder? Motivation: I need to have rules which moves mail from specific address to specific folder and marks it as read. Rule for this is simple, but…
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Outlook - rule to operate on exact email address

I'm trying to create a filter that moves all email from an email address like "supportGroup@mycompany.com" to a "support mail" folder. The problem is that in Outlook "supportGroup" is actually an email group, so my rule moves email from ANYone in…
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Microsoft Outlook - rules for groups affecting mails coming from individual

I am running outlook 2016. I have a set a number of rules to move messages as and when they come to inbox. For examples I receive mails from an distribution list and i have created a rule to move it to a folder, let us say "support" folder. The rule…
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How to replace text in the body of an incoming message with a hyperlink in Outlook 2010?

Does anyone know of a way or a program that will read a received email and recognize a static format of text (in my case it will be "#" followed by 6 integers), and make that a hyperlink to a webpage? I have to think something similar exists. This…
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Outlook Rules work Automatically but not manually in "Run Rules Now" dialog

I have created a ton of outlook rules since recently i've been added to a group which gets, in my opinion, spammed with emails like new stores opening, reports and emails about problems unrelated to my department or location (ie. a celebratory party…
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Outlook rule to delete emails older than stipulated number of days

While setting mail rules, I want to be able to set them and forget them. But, I have an issue with one particular rule where I am using a before datespan rule. I have Before: ticked and specified a date so that if the email was received before that…
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Export only a selected rule from Outlook

I have a couple of rules in my outlook. Recently I have added a rule that delays the outgoing messages by "x" minutes. I would like to share this rule with few of my colleagues who find this useful. When I tried to export the rules from the Rules…
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Add Not condition in a mail rule using Outlook 2007

Background I get a lot of mails that have either of the following subjects: SUPPORT: ... SUPPORT: ... PROD Where ... is any number of project related indicators. What I would like I have a folder named Support, with a subfolder PROD. All mails…
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how to set Outlook rule to check if you are the only one on the TO: line

How to set an Outlook rule to find emails where you are the ONLY one on the TO: line. There are rule options for determining if email was sent ONLY to you, but I need to identify where my email address is the ONLY one on the "TO:" line but there…
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can you create a rule in outlook to move all emails that were sent to ANY distribution list that you are in

i want a folder with all emails that come to me because i am in distribution list. I see how i can do this individually (1 rule for each specific list) but i wanted to see if i can do this in one rule for all dist. lists without having to specify…
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Want Outlook rule for "sent to" in CC box

I want to make a rule for when emails are sent to specific users/groups IN THE CC BOX. The "sent to" conditional appears to only pick up emails when the users/groups are in the TO BOX. Also, I can only see a rule for the CC field for MY NAME, e.g.…
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