Filter junk email and spam in outlook

The never-ending battle against junk email and spam! Here are some tips to help you filter out junk email and spam in Outlook:

1. Use Outlook's built-in Junk Email Filter

Outlook has a built-in Junk Email Filter that can help block spam and junk emails. To enable it:

• Go to File > Options > Mail > Junk Email
• Check the box next to "Turn on junk email filtering"
• Choose the level of filtering you want: Low, Medium, or High

2. Use Outlook's Safe Senders and Blocked Senders lists

You can add senders to your Safe Senders list to ensure that emails from those senders are not marked as junk. Conversely, you can add senders to your Blocked Senders list to prevent them from sending you emails.

• Go to File > Options > Mail > Junk Email
• Click on "Safe Senders" or "Blocked Senders" and add the desired senders

3. Use Outlook's Spam Filter rules

You can create custom rules to filter out spam emails based on specific criteria, such as:

• Keywords in the subject or body

• Senders from specific domains or IP addresses

• Attachments or file types

• Go to Home > Rules > Manage Rules & Alerts

• Click on "New Rule" and choose "Start from a blank rule"

• Choose the criteria for your rule and specify the action you want to take (e.g., move to Junk Email folder)

4. Use third-party spam filtering tools

There are many third-party tools available that can help filter out spam and junk emails in Outlook. Some popular options include:

• SpamAssassin
• SpamSieve
• Cloudmark

5. Report spam emails

When you receive a spam email, you can report it to Outlook by:

• Right-clicking on the email and selecting "Junk > Report as Junk"
• Clicking on the "Junk" button in the toolbar and selecting "Report as Junk"

6. Use a third-party email client with advanced spam filtering

If you're using a third-party email client like Microsoft Outlook, you may want to consider using a client with advanced spam filtering capabilities, such as:

• Microsoft Outlook with Office 365
• Mozilla Thunderbird with SpamAssassin
• Apple Mail with built-in spam filtering

By following these tips, you can help reduce the amount of junk email and spam you receive in Outlook.