How to Create Rules in Outlook 2000, XP, 2003

It is generally a good idea to create rules in Outlook to put email marked with "SPAM" in the subject area in a unique folder. Below you will find directions to create these rules.

1. Open Outlook
2. Click on Tools from the menu and select Rules and Alerts from the drop down.
You should see something like this:

3. Click on New Rule in Upper left corner
4. Select "Start from a blank rule.
5. Choose "Check Messages when they arrive." Click on Next

6. Select "with specific words in the subject. In the box at the bottom click on specific words. It should be highlighted

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7. On the Search Text screen type in [SPAM] and click the add button. After the text has been added, click ok

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8. Back at the Rules Wizard screen click Next.
9. This next screen will specify the action you want out look to take when it matches the text. Select "move it to the specified folder." In the step 2 box, select Specified, and it will ask what folder you want this moved to. In our example we choose the deleted items. Once you have the folder you want things moved to, say ok

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10. Back on the Rules Wizard screen, click Finish
11. You should now be back at the Rules and Alerts Page with your newly created rule. You may click Ok

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Now anytime you get a message with [SPAM] in the subject, outlook will automatically move it to the folder you specified.