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title: "How to create rules in Outlook?"  
description: "How to create rules in Outlook?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2023-08-22  
updated: 2023-08-23  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159635/how-to-create-rules-in-outlook  
category: "social media optimization"  
tags: ["outlook"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to create rules in Outlook?

How to create [rules](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43901/blackjack-rules) in [Outlook](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/135055/how-to-change-your-account-password-in-outlook-com-toll-free-number-1-844-832-5538)?

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

To create a rule in Outlook, you can follow these steps:

1. In Outlook, click on the **File** tab.
2. Select **Manage Rules & Alerts**.
3. In the **Rules and Alerts** dialog box, click on the **New Rule** button.
4. In the **Rule Wizard**, select the conditions that you want to apply to the rule. For example, you can select to apply the rule to messages from a specific sender, with a specific subject, or with a specific attachment.
5. Select the actions that you want to take when the rule is triggered. For example, you can select to move the message to a specific folder, flag the message, or send the message to a contact.
6. Click on the **Finish** button to create the rule.

Here are some additional tips for creating rules in Outlook:

- You can create multiple rules, and each rule can have multiple conditions and actions.
- You can also create rules that apply to all of your email accounts, or to specific email accounts.
- You can modify or delete rules at any time.

Here are some examples of rules that you can create in Outlook:

- Move all messages from your boss to a specific folder.
- Flag all messages with the word "urgent" in the subject line.
- Send all messages from your spam folder to the trash.
- Automatically reply to all messages with a canned response.


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