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Smart Start 2010: Add a Rule or Filter to Your Email
01/07/10
If you are like the crew at Kona Impact, you get a lot of email. Much of the email we get comes from our clients and we get a lot of email from services we use, including several automatic notification systems. With all of this email coming in every day, it's easy to get overwhelmed with a full Inbox in the morning.
A good solution is to set rules or filters for your incoming mail. With a rule or filter, the incoming email is automatically put in a folder and not in the main Inbox. At Kona Impact, we create email folders for our clients and much of the email we receive from subscriptions and services.
If you are using Microsoft Outlook:
1. Go to the Tools menu and choose Rules and Alerts.
2. Select New Rule.
3. Choose the options that suit your needs.
A second method is to create a rule from an email message:
1. Right-click a message in your Inbox and choose Create Rule.
2. Choose the options that suit your needs.
By filtering your mail, you'll have a much more manageable Inbox and way to identify important and not-so-important email easily.
