How to automatically manage incoming messages

You can set up rules to have Outlook 2002 help you manage incoming e-mail messages. For example, Outlook can:

• Alert you when you receive a message from your supervisor.
• Move messages that have the text "Meeting Minutes" in the Subject line to your Meetings folder.
• Flag incoming messages that are from a distribution list.

To set up a rule which provide Outlook Support to do this?

1. On the Tools menu, click Rules Wizard.
2. Click New.
3. Click an action in the upper list.
4. Customize the action in the lower list.
5. Click Next.
6. Provide any additional information based on the action that you selected.
7. Click Finish.

Note After step 7, you will see a message: This rule is a client-only rule, and will process only when Outlook is running. This isn't an error message; it just indicates that this rule resides on your computer and is only active when Outlook is running. Server-side rules (rules that reside on a server) are active regardless of whether Outlook is currently running or not.