With so much mail arriving to your Windows Mail Inbox every day, it's not easy to get it all under control. you will have to set up a number of folders to organize the incoming messages, but they still arrive in a chaotic manner. so this article will help you to learn how to filter mail according to your needs.
Unfortunately Windows Live Mail will let you set up rules that filter certain messages to certain folders automatically. There's even a way to use an existing message as an example.
While not particularly smart, you can still use this wizard to set up filters that move all mail from a particular contact or mailing list to a specific folder easily.
steps to create a new rule from an existing message in Windows Live Mail:
* Highlight a message from the sender whose emails you want to filter.
Unfortunately Windows Live Mail will let you set up rules that filter certain messages to certain folders automatically. There's even a way to use an existing message as an example.
While not particularly smart, you can still use this wizard to set up filters that move all mail from a particular contact or mailing list to a specific folder easily.
steps to create a new rule from an existing message in Windows Live Mail:
* Highlight a message from the sender whose emails you want to filter.
* Select "Actions" | "Create Rule From Message"… from the menu.
o In Windows Live Mail, you may have to hold down the Alt key to see the menu.
* Verify that Windows Live Mail extracted the right email address to filter on.
o It should show up as Where the From line contains __ under Rule Description.
o To change the email address, click on it.
o It should show up as Where the From line contains __ under Rule Description.
o To change the email address, click on it.
* Select "Move it to the specified folder" under "Select the Actions" for your rule.
* Click on "specified in the rule description".
* Select the "folder" you want messages from the specified sender to be filtered to.
* Click OK.
* Give your rule a name under "Name of the rule".
* Click "OK".
* Click "OK" again.
These steps can be followed for Windows live mail installed in Windows XP and Windows 7.
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