How to Create an Email Rule to Automatically Move Email to a Specific Folder

In this guide we show you how to set up a rule to automatically file email into a specific folder. You will need to have a specific folder created prior to using this guide.

1. Log in to webmail
2. Click on the Rules link (upper right hand corner of the screen)
3. Click Create a New Rule
4. Enter a Rule Name for your rule
5. Select a Condition from the drop down menu (for this example we want: When the Subject: line option)
   
6. Enter the criteria for the selected condition
   
• For this example we want to select contains and then enter the word we want to match on in the text box. For example if you wanted to file all Iowalib email into an Iowalib folder you could match on [IOWALIB] as that is the subject tag that all Iowalib messages start with
  
7.  Click the Add Condition button
   
8. Click the Next button
   
9. Select the Action: Move the message to from the Action drop down menu
10. Click the Click to select folder link
11. Click the folder you want messages moved to
• You will be returned to the Rules box after you select your folder. You will also see your folder name appear under the Action box. If you make a mistake and pick the wrong folder you can click on the folder name and it will reopen the folder box for you to select another folder.
12. Click the Add action button
    
13. Click the Save button (lower right hand corner of the screen)
• You will be returned to the main Rules window and you will now see your new rule show up in the Current Rules box
  
14. Click the Close button to return to webmail