Junk mail filter in outlook

The joys of junk mail! Outlook provides a built-in junk mail filter to help you manage unwanted emails. Here's how to set it up and use it:

Enabling the Junk Mail Filter

1. Open Outlook and go to the "Home" tab in the ribbon.
2. Click on the "Junk" button in the "Move" group.
3. Select "Junk E-mail Options" from the dropdown menu.
4. In the "Junk E-mail Options" window, click on the "Filters" tab.
5. Check the box next to "Turn on junk email filtering" to enable the filter.

Customizing the Junk Mail Filter

1. In the "Filters" tab, you can specify the level of junk mail filtering you want:
   • "Low" filtering is more lenient and may allow some legitimate emails to be marked as junk.
   • "High" filtering is more aggressive and may incorrectly mark some legitimate emails as junk.
2. You can also specify the types of emails you want to be filtered out, such as:
   • Spam
   • Phishing
   • Suspicious
   • Junk
3. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Managing Junk Mail

1. To view your junk mail folder, go to the "Home" tab and click on the "Junk" button, then select "Junk E-mail" from the dropdown menu.
2. You can also use the "Junk" button to move an email from your inbox to the junk mail folder.
3. If you receive an email that is incorrectly marked as junk, you can mark it as "Not Junk" by right-clicking on the email and selecting "Mark as Not Junk".

Additional Tips

1. You can also use third-party junk mail filters, such as SpamAssassin or SpamSieve, to supplement Outlook's built-in filter.
2. Be cautious when marking emails as "Not Junk", as this can help train the filter to be more accurate, but it can also allow more spam to reach your inbox.
3. Consider setting up a separate email account for newsletters and promotional emails, and use a filter to automatically move these emails to a separate folder.

By following these steps, you can help keep your inbox clean and reduce the amount of junk mail you receive.