I have an extenive list of mail sorts, but I would like them to run only
after I have read my mail.
I also have screening tools for deletes, and junk mail and presorts for mail
that I don't reglarly read.
In order to sort the read mail now, I have to manuallly got into rules and
turn on the rules for one pass on the mail at the end ot the day to pick up
the mail that I have read.
It would be nice to be able to "turn on all rules now" or to have them
automaically screen the read mail when I start up Outlook.
Any workarounds for this? I am just a few months into using Outlook
although an oldtimer, generally.
Stephen Mandell

CaptainObvious73 wrote:

I have an extenive list of mail sorts, but I would like them to run
only after I have read my mail.

Then you'll have to run them manualy.

Any workarounds for this?

Nope. Rules run automatically only on incoming messages.
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outlook can't do it but 3rd party tools can. I use auto-mate but there are
others.
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/special_function.asp
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"CaptainObvious73" wrote in
message ...
I have an extenive list of mail sorts, but I would like them to run only
after I have read my mail.
I also have screening tools for deletes, and junk mail and presorts for
mail
that I don't reglarly read.
In order to sort the read mail now, I have to manuallly got into rules and
turn on the rules for one pass on the mail at the end ot the day to pick
up
the mail that I have read.
It would be nice to be able to "turn on all rules now" or to have them
automaically screen the read mail when I start up Outlook.
Any workarounds for this? I am just a few months into using Outlook
although an oldtimer, generally.
Stephen Mandell

"CaptainObvious73" wrote
in message ...
I have an extenive list of mail sorts, but I would like them to run
only
after I have read my mail.
I also have screening tools for deletes, and junk mail and presorts
for mail
that I don't reglarly read.
In order to sort the read mail now, I have to manuallly got into
rules and
turn on the rules for one pass on the mail at the end ot the day to
pick up
the mail that I have read.
It would be nice to be able to "turn on all rules now" or to have
them
automaically screen the read mail when I start up Outlook.
Any workarounds for this? I am just a few months into using Outlook
although an oldtimer, generally.
Stephen Mandell


Automatic executing of rules is triggered by an event. That event is
the reception of a new mail item (which first goes into the Inbox).
The rules would have no way of knowing when YOU were done reading an
e-mail. You will need to manually execute the rules at the time you
want them to run if the automatic trigger upon new mail received is
not sufficient.