How to: Re-order TechMail rules in Outlook for Mac


Introduction

In your Mac's menu bar, click Tools > Rules. Be sure that you have the TechMail account selected on the left-hand side. You can use the arrows in the bottom right-hand corner to reorder the rules that appear in the right-hand column.

Instructions

1) In your Mac's menu bar, click Tools. Then, click Rules.

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2) Under "Server Rules" on the left-hand side, click your TechMail account.

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3) Click the rule you wish to move, and use the arrow buttons in the bottom-right corner of the window to move the rule up or down in the list.

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4) Once you have all the rules in the order you want them, click the close window button in the upper-left hand corner.

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5) To confirm you wish to save the changes, click Save.

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6) You may be prompted about rules on your account which were created in Outlook for Windows. If so, make a determination about whether you want to keep the rules or not. If you want to keep the Windows-based rules, you must click Cancel, and you will be unable to save your changes in Outlook for Mac. If you want to delete the Windows-based rules, click OK.

CAUTION: Do not click OK unless you are sure you want to delete the Windows-based rules. They cannot be recovered once they are deleted.


OUTCOME

If you saved your changes, the rules will now run in the order you specified.