Task: To create email message rules/filters from the Outlook Settings menu to automatically sort your incoming messages.
Instructions to create message rules from the Outlook Settings menu:
Step 1 - Access your USNH email account.
Step 2 - Click the gear icon 
to access Outlook Setting menu. in the upper right hand corner of your Outlook window.
Step 3 - Scroll to the bottom of the Settings menu, and click View all Outlook settings.
Step 4 - Select Mail > Rules > Add new rule.
Step 5 - Enter a meaningful name for your rule in the Name your rule field.
Step 6 - Add criteria that the message must meet to be filtered by selecting from the Condition drop-down menu.
Note: After adding your first condition, Add another condition displays allowing you to include additional criteria.
Step 7 - Add an action by selecting from the Action drop-down menu. The Action is performed when the Condition is true.
Note: After adding your first action, Add another action displays allowing you to include additional actions.
Step 8 - Click Add an exception to display the Select an exception drop-down menu.
Note: After adding your first exception, Add another exception displays allowing you to include additional exceptions.
Step 9 - Select Stop processing more rules to ensure that subsequent rules are ignored, even if they apply to the message. Without this setting, every rule that applies to the message is executed.
Step 10 - Select Run rule now to execute the rule on any messages that currently exist in your mail box.
Step 11 - Click Save.
Outcome: The rule is executed every time a new message enters your mail box that meets the required conditions. Rules you create are displayed in the Rules section of the Setting menu where you can deactivate, run, delete, edit, or sort your list of rules. To troubleshoot rules that aren't performing as expected, click If your rules aren't working, generate a report. The report is sent to your inbox for analysis.
Task: To create email message rules/filters using the context menu to automatically sort your incoming messages from a specific sender.
Instructions to create message rules from the message context menu:
Step 1 - Access your USNH email account.
Step 2 - Right-click on a message that you want to create a rule for.
Step 3 - Click Advanced actions > Create rule.
Step 4 - To move messages from this sender to a specific folder, select the folder from the Select a folder drop down menu, or click More options to open the Outlook Settings menu and follow the procedure described above.
Outcome: Every time a new message from this specific sender enters your mailbox it is moved to the designated folder. Rules you create are displayed in the Rules section of the Setting menu where you can deactivate, run, delete, edit, or sort your list of rules. To troubleshoot rules that aren't performing as expected, click If your rules aren't working, generate a report. The report is sent to your inbox for analysis.
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