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title	Design a custom rule

On the File tab, choose Manage Rules & Alerts.
In the Rules and Alerts box, on the E-mail Rules tab, choose New Rule.
Under Start from a blank rule, choose either Apply rule on message I receive or Apply rule on message I send,
Choose Next, and then do the following:
- Under Step 1: Select condition(s), select which conditions (criteria) that you want the messages to meet (match) for the rule to apply.
  and
- Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, choose an underlined value for any condition that you added, and then specify the value.
Choose Next, and then do the following:
- Under Step 1: Select action(s), select the action that you want the rule to take when the specified conditions are met.
  and
- Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, click an underlined value for any action that you added, and then specify the value.
Choose Next, and then do the following:
- Under Step 1: Select exception(s), select any exceptions to the rule, and then choose Next.
  and
- Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, choose an underlined value for any exception that you added, and then specify the value.
Choose Next, and do the following:
- Under Step 1: Specify a name for this rule, type a name.
  and
- Under Step 2: Setup rule options, select the check boxes for the options that you want.
  TIPS:
  - To run the rule on messages that already are in the Inbox, select the Run this rule now on messages already in “Inbox" check box.
  - To turn off the rule that is automatically turned on, clear the Turn on this rule check box.
  - To apply the rule to all email accounts set up in Outlook, select the Create this rule on all accounts check box.
Choose Finish.

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title	Create a rule based on sender or recipient of a message

You can create a rule from any message. The advantage of this method is that rules are suggested based on the message sender or recipient. For example, when you start with a message, one rule that is suggested moves all messages from the sender to a folder that you choose.

In your Inbox, choose the message you want to create a rule for, and then on the Home tab, in the Move group, choose Rules.
NOTE: In the Rules list, suggested rules appear based on the message sender and recipients.
Do one of the following:
- Choose a suggested rule, choose a destination folder, and then choose OK to complete the assignment of a rule.
  or
- Choose Create Rule and go to the next step.
In the Create Rule dialog box, under When I get e-mail with all of the selected conditions, select none or one or more of the available check boxes.
Under Do the following, select the check boxes for the action you want the rule to take when the specified conditions (criteria) are met.
Select the Move the item folder check box.
Do one of the following:
- Choose Select Folder and pick an existing folder.
  or
- Choose New to create a folder.
NOTES:
- To add more conditions, actions, or exceptions to the rule, choose Advanced Options, and then follow the rest of the instructions in the Rules Wizard.
- See Design a custom rule for more information.
Choose OK.
In the notification box, do one of the following:
- Choose OK.
  or
- Select the Run this rule now on messages already in the current folder check box, and then choose OK.

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title	Run rules manually

You can manually run one or more rules.

On the File tab, choose Manage Rules & Alerts, and on the E-mail Rules tab, choose Run Rules Now.
In the Run Rules Now box, under Select rules to run, select the check box for each rule that you want to run.
In the Run in Folder box, to select a different folder, choose Browse, choose the folder, and then choose OK.
Select the Include subfolders check box to include all folders under the folder you chose in step 3.
In the Apply rules to list, accept the default setting of all messages, or change to read or unread messages.
Choose Run Now.

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