Running a rule in a different folder

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PaulB - 07 Sep 2005 01:05 GMT

Is there a way to automatically run an Outlook rule on the Junk E-mail
folder, rather than the Inbox? Or, alternatively, to create a Macro to do
this? I'm not a programmer, but seems to me a VBA macro could do this; and
you could assign the macro to a toolbar button to run the rule.

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Eric Legault [MVP - Outlook] - 07 Sep 2005 15:00 GMT

Unfortunately, defined rules cannot be automated with code. You'd have to
code the logic from scratch if you needed fine control over running the rule.

You can run a rule in a specific folder by clicking the Run Rules Now button
on the Rules and Alerts dialog, and click the Browse button to select a
folder.

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> Is there a way to automatically run an Outlook rule on the Junk E-mail
> folder, rather than the Inbox? Or, alternatively, to create a Macro to do
> this? I'm not a programmer, but seems to me a VBA macro could do this; and
> you could assign the macro to a toolbar button to run the rule.

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