Can you set up email rules in yahoo mail

Yes, you can set up email rules in Yahoo Mail to automatically sort, forward, or delete emails based on specific criteria. Here's how:

Step 1: Access the Yahoo Mail settings

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the top right corner of the page.
  3. Select "More settings" from the dropdown menu.

Step 2: Go to the "Filters" tab

  1. In the "Settings" page, click on the "Filters" tab.

Step 3: Create a new filter

  1. Click on the "Add filter" button.
  2. Enter a name for your filter in the "Filter name" field.
  3. Choose the criteria for your filter from the following options:
    • "From" (sender's email address)
    • "To" (recipient's email address)
    • "Subject" (email subject)
    • "Has the words" (search for specific words in the email body)
    • "Does not have the words" (search for specific words not in the email body)
    • "Has attachment" (check if the email has an attachment)
    • "Size" (email size in bytes)
  4. Enter the specific criteria you want to use for your filter. For example, if you want to filter emails from a specific sender, enter the sender's email address in the "From" field.
  5. Choose the action you want to take for emails that match your filter criteria:
    • "Mark as read"
    • "Delete"
    • "Move to folder"
    • "Forward to"
    • "Notify me"

Step 4: Save your filter

  1. Click the "Save" button to save your filter.

Example:

Let's say you want to automatically move all emails from a specific sender (e.g., [email protected]) to a folder called "John's emails".

  1. Create a new filter and name it "John's emails".
  2. Choose "From" as the criteria and enter [email protected] in the field.
  3. Choose "Move to folder" as the action and select the "John's emails" folder.
  4. Save the filter.

From now on, all emails from [email protected] will be automatically moved to the "John's emails" folder.

Note: You can create multiple filters and prioritize them by clicking on the "Priority" dropdown menu next to each filter. This allows you to specify which filter should be applied first if multiple filters match an email.