Creating A Rule

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Apply tag if email is via a specific email account

The following will create an email rule that will apply an email tag to an email if it is via a specific email account.

 

On the ribbon, go to Email > Email Rules and select New. The Rule Wizard will then appear.

 

Step 1 – Conditions

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Select the conditions that apply to this rule:

Select Recipients contains.

Select the email account to use.

Click OK.

A description of the rule appears in the lower section of the rule wizard.

Click Next, as this is the only condition required for this rule.

 

Step 2 – Actions

Select the actions that apply to this rule if the conditions are met:

Select Add Group and select Add.

Choose the email group from the drop down options.

Click OK.

The action is automatically ticked to Auto Run.

Click Next, as this is the only action required for this rule.

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Step 3 – Summary

Enter a name for this rule. The rule name should be short and meaningful so it is clearly understood.

 

tagtosales

 

Turn on this rule is ticked by default. At this point the option to stop other rules from running once this rule has been executed can be chosen. In the above example, check which email account the email came via and, based on that information, flag the email with a specific email tag. The next rule in order would then be executed because the Stop other rules if this rule is run function hasn't been ticked.

 

Step 4 – Finish

Click Finish to add the newly created rule.

 

Info

It is also possible to add multiple email addresses in the Sender Contains section of the Rule Wizard by selecting the ellipsis [...] at the end of the Text field:

 

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Further information

Create Job From Email

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