Instructions for Writing

Message Handling Rules

With Microsoft Outlook XP

Quick and Easy Filtering – Putting Spam in a Suspected Spam Folder

1. Open Outlook and click on Tools, then Rules Wizard.

2. Click on New to create a new Rule

3. Fill out the form as follows:

    a. Start from a blank rule

    b. Check messages when they arrive

    c. Click Next

4. Check with specific words in the message header.

    a. then click "specific words" in the bottom section.

5. Type in, XS: in the top textbox and click Add. That will add the the text to the Search List below.  Click OK.

6. Click Next.  Now, check the box that says, move it to the specified folder.

    a. In the Rule description box, click on the word, specified.

7. Highlight the Junk E-mail Folder.  Make sure it's highlighted and click OK.

8. Your rule should now look like the one below.  If so, click Finish.