How to automatically move junk mail in outlook 2010

The never-ending battle against junk mail! Outlook 2010 has a built-in feature to help you automatically move junk mail to a designated folder. Here's how to set it up:

Step 1: Enable Junk Email Filtering

  1. Open Outlook 2010 and go to the "Home" tab in the ribbon.
  2. Click on the "Junk Email" button in the "Move" group.
  3. Select "Junk Email Options" from the dropdown menu.

Step 2: Configure Junk Email Filtering

  1. In the "Junk Email Options" window, click on the "Filters" tab.
  2. Under "SCL (Spam Confidence Level) Rating", select the level of junk email you want to filter out (e.g., "Low", "Medium", or "High").
  3. Under "Trustworthy Senders", add the email addresses or domains of senders you trust (e.g., your friends, family, or colleagues).
  4. Under "Blocked Senders", add the email addresses or domains of senders you want to block (e.g., spammers or unwanted newsletters).

Step 3: Set up a Junk Mail Folder

  1. Create a new folder in your Outlook mailbox where you want to move junk mail. You can do this by right-clicking on the "Inbox" folder and selecting "New Folder".
  2. Name the folder something like "Junk Mail" or "Spam".

Step 4: Configure Junk Email Rules

  1. Go back to the "Junk Email Options" window and click on the "Rules" tab.
  2. Click on "New Rule" and select "Move messages from someone to a folder".
  3. In the "Select a condition" dropdown menu, select "Where the sender is in my Blocked Senders list".
  4. In the "Select a folder" dropdown menu, select the "Junk Mail" folder you created earlier.
  5. Click "OK" to save the rule.

Step 5: Test the Junk Email Filtering

  1. Send yourself an email from a known spammer or a sender you've added to your Blocked Senders list.
  2. Check your "Junk Mail" folder to see if the email has been moved there.

That's it! Outlook 2010 should now automatically move junk mail to your designated "Junk Mail" folder.