Outlook e-mail filters

[alexlights]

Hello,

I see that Outlook can filter e-mails. I went to tools/orginize to turn them on. there is an "update from mocrosoft" button too. I try that, but all it does it take me to the MS web site to view what is supposed to be filtered. I tryed it by sending my self and e-mail from my home account that contained some of the items in the rules. It made it just fine to my inbox and stayed there.

where is the Filters.txt supposed to be and does Outlook actually use that? if it does use it, can i add my own rules?

 

[WizyWyg]

im not following but you can do this in the message rules

Flag/move/copy/delete certain messages containing information you want (ie from a certain sender; containg certain subject words; has attachments; organize if they are from a mailing list; has certain words in the headers) so and so forth.

Tools > Rules Wizard takes you step by step. Try one with the "certain words in the subject" first, assing it a folder in your inbox and see if it works by sending yourself a message with the word that you chose.

 

[alexlights]

Well, i can set up my own rulls based on who the e-mail comes from. But the "filters" do not seem to work. I sent an e-mail from my home account with the words 'money back' in the subject and once in the body of the e-mail. both times the e-mail stayed in my in-box.

I went to

http://office.microsoft.com/assista...ID=HA010450041033&CTT=6&Origin=EC010553071033

and is says there are filters, but they do not seem to work. it refers to a filters.txt file. these rulls do not seem to be working. Is this a real feature of Outlook?? How do i get it to work?