Set up rules in Outlook - Microsoft Support
Training: Use rules to organize your email in Outlook. Create a rule based on a message, or from a template. Watch this online video to learn how.

Edit or fix a broken rule in Outlook - Microsoft Support
Client-side rules have at least one condition or action that uses an Outlook feature, and they don’t run until you log into classic Outlook for Windows with the account that you used to create the rule. For example, this is a client-only rule: From , flag message to In this example, you ask the rule to play a sound when you receive a message, and ...

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Create and view Outlook rules with Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot in Outlook helps you create and review inbox rules using natural language. You can ask Copilot to set up rules that organize incoming email such as moving, categorizing, or deleting messages and quickly review which rules are active, without opening the Rules settings page.

Organize your inbox with Archive, Sweep, and other tools in Outlook on ...
Clean up your inbox and keep your email organized with automatic filtering and sorting, and by using tools on the command bar like Sweep, Archive, and Move to. You can also organize your email using inbox rules. For example, you can create rules that will automatically move messages to other folders, or even delete them based on certain criteria. To learn more, see Manage email messages by ...

Import or export a set of rules in classic Outlook
You can import or export rules for Outlook messages so that others can use them. When you import rules to an Outlook account, they are added to the end of the existing list of rules. You can import only one set of rules at a time. When you export rules, they are saved in a file with an .rwz extension. This file type can only be opened and used within classic Outlook.

Organize your inbox in Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support
Outlook uses Folders, while Gmail uses labels, to organize messages. Outlook uses Rules to sort your emails into folders and categories as they are delivered. Gmail uses filters. Outlook also has Filters, but in Outlook it is a way to sort the inbox or a folder. Flagging an email in Outlook is a lot like starring an email in Gmail.

Missing “Rules” Option in the New Outlook for Windows
Greetings, I am using the new version of Outlook for Windows, and I’ve noticed that the “Rules” option is missing in the new interface. In the previous (classic) Outlook version, I was able to create and manage rules easily from Home → Rules → Manage Rules & Alerts, but I can’t find this feature in the new layout. Could you please confirm whether the “Rules” feature has been ...

Stop processing more rules in Outlook - Microsoft Support
To prevent this from happening, you can set the option Stop processing more rules on the first rule. Subsequent rules will be ignored, even if they apply to the message. Here's an example In this example, the Wedding planner rule moves any email message from Jasmin Wolfe to the Wedding folder except if the message is marked Importance High.

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