How to Block Junk Emails in Outlook 2002

Set up a new folder to collect your junk mail.

Junk mail not only wastes space on your email server, the time spent in cleaning up your inbox takes away from your productivity. Microsoft Outlook 2002 has an automatic junk mail filter that handles junk mail based on a set of standard rules. Each mail coming into your inbox is examined against these rules and if it meets the criteria for junk mail, it is sent to your junk mail folder. Blocking junk emails in Outlook 2002 starts with creating the right set of rules.

Instructions

1. Open Outlook 2002. Click on "File" in the top toolbar, then select "New" and choose "Folder." This will open the "Create A New Folder" dialogue box. Name this folder "Junk" or "Spam" so you will remember what the contents are.

2. Select "Tools" from the top toolbar, then select "Rules Wizard" from the dropdown menu. This opens the Rules Wizard dialogue box, where you will be able to tell Outlook 2002 what you consider to be junk emails.

3. Select "New" to create a new rule, then select "Check messages when they arrive." This will allow you to check messages before they are removed from the server, in case a good email gets accidentally labeled as junk.

4. Select the checkbox marked "Suspected to be Junk E-mail or from Junk Senders," then select "Move it to the Specified Folder." In the rule description, click on the underlined word "specified" to open a navigation box. Select your "Junk" or "Spam" folder that you created in the first step.

5. Select "Ok," then select "Finish" to exit the Rules Wizard. Mail will now be compared to Microsoft Outlook's list of criteria for junk mail and any messages that match the criteria will be moved to the new folder.

References

• Wordnet Users Reference Desk: Filtering Junk E-Mail with Outlook 2000/2002
• Microsoft: Manage junk and adult content mail