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Secrets of the Office Masters: Expert Strategies for Outlook Rules

Outlook rules follow a rigid set of logical standards. Knowing how rules work can help you troubleshoot problems:

• When rules contains multiple conditions, they are always treated as logical AND statements: The subject contains "budget" AND the sender is "Bill Green." You must create separate rules to apply OR logic.

• Within a condition, items you specify are always treated as though they are joined with a logical OR: The sender is "Woody Leonhard" or "Ed Bott" or "Bill Green."

Note

If you are connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server, you can create rules using the Out of Office Assistant. These rules are applied at the server rather than on arrival in your Inbox. Your Exchange administrator ...