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Filtering Spam in Outlook 2002 — Basic

Summary: Set up mail filters to decrease junk mail (also known as spam) in your e-mail inbox. This basic form of filtering uses the spam status header to filter junk mail into a separate folder.

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What to do		How to do it
1	Create a new rule.	With Outlook open, open the Tools menu, and click Rules Wizard. Click the New button. In the Rules Wizard pop-up menu, select Start from a blank rule. Click Next > to continue.
2	Tell the Rules Wizard what to look for.	Use the scroll bar to view all the available conditions. Select with specific words in the message header. Click specific words in the second section of the window. In the Search Text pop-up window, type: YES in all caps. Click Add, and then click OK. Click Next > to continue.
3	Tell the Rules Wizard what to do with spam.	In the next Rules Wizard window, use the scroll bar to view all the available actions and select move it to the specified folder. Click specified in the second section of the window.
4	Filter existing spam out of your inbox.	Click the Inbox icon, and then click New.
5	Name the spam folder.	In the Create New Folder pop-up window, type Spam in the Name field. Click OK to continue. In the next window, click Finish. Click Run Rules Now. Select YES. You may need to click the Browse button to get to your inbox and spam folders. Click Run Now. Click Close and OK to finish.
6	Pay attention to filtered spam.	Incoming e-mail that appears to be spam will automatically be moved to the new folder you created. It's possible for legitimate e-mail to be marked as spam. Periodically check the contents of the Spam folder to ensure that this has not occurred before deleting its contents.