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Copy a rule

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

In the Navigation Pane (Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the Outlook window that includes panes such as Shortcuts or Mail and the shortcuts or folders within each pane. Click a folder to show the items in the folder.), click Mail.
On the Tools menu, click Rules and Alerts.
If you have more than one e-mail account, in the Apply changes to this folder list, click the Inbox you want.
In the list of rules, click the rule (rule: One or more automatic actions taken on e-mail messages and meeting requests that meet certain conditions, along with any exceptions to those conditions. Rules are also referred to as filters.) you want to copy.
Click Copy.
Do one of the following:
Copy a rule to a different Inbox
- In the Folder drop-down list, click the Inbox you want to copy the rule to, and then click OK.
Copy a rule in the same Inbox
1. In the Folder drop-down list, click the active Inbox, and then click OK.
2. Make any changes you want to the copied rule.
  How?
  1. In the list of rules, click the rule you want to modify.
  2. Do one of the following:
    Change a condition, action, or exception
    
    Click Change Rule, and then click Edit Rule Settings.
    Note If you only want to add or change an action, select the action on the drop-down menu.
    
    Follow the rest of the instructions in the Rules Wizard.
    
    Rename a rule
    
    Click Change Rule, and then click Rename Rule.
    
    In the New name of rule box, type a name.
Note If you copy an existing rule that is turned on into the same Inbox, the copy of the rule will be turned off.