Inbox Assistant

The Outlook Express Inbox Assistant can perform many tasks, such as filtering mail or diverting it into specific sub-folders or even forwarding mails onto new recipients. This page will deal with moving mails into sub-folders.

You will need at least one account set up in the mail to work the filters on. Information on setting up mail acocunts in Outlook Express can be found on this page.

This example will explain how to filter the mail arriving on an account into a seperate sub-folder, based on the account downloading on the mail. You can do it with any number of multiple mail accounts).

1. Open Outlook Express (off-line)
2. Click Tools > Inbox Assistant
3. Click Add (You should see this screen)

2. Put a tick in the Account box to activate this option

3. In the Drop Down menu choose the first account
4. Place a tick in the Move To box, then click the Folder button

4. In the Folder window highlight Outlook Express (at the top of the list) and then click New Folder and call it the same name as the account you are working on (This will make it easier to see where the mail goes)
5. Select this new folder from the list and click OK
6. Click OK again to exit the Porperties screen.
   (You should see this screen)

5. Make sure the Rule has a tick beside it and then click OK