incoming mail wont go to folder

When i get incoming mail, it goes to the inbox, but i want it to go to my
folder instead but how?

Hi iross,

You need to set up a message rule.

1. Click on Tools (In Windows Mail)
2. Click on Message Rules > Mail.
3. Click New button.
4. For option #1 area
A) Check on the area you want Windows Mail to look for keywords
B) Click on the Option #3 area on the underlined blue word and type the
keyword that you want Windows Mail to look for. EX: The senders name,
e-mail address, subject, etc.
C) Click Add and OK
5. In Option #2 area
A) Check "Move it to the specified folder"
B) In Option #3 area click on the underlined in blue for Move to and
select your mail folder.
C) Click OK
6. Click OK to finalize it

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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Use message rules: Tools, Options, Message Rules.

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"iross" <iross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:17DD884E-D41D-41DF-8E3D-079EAFB647DA@microsoft.com...
> When i get incoming mail, it goes to the inbox, but i want it to go to my
> folder instead but how?

I tried this and it doesn't work. I've set my mail so I have to manually
receive it. After 50 I just stop the incoming mail to see if the rules have
worked -- NO they haven't. There is an apply button, so I've been going
through that step to apply the message to a certain folder. NO that doesn't
work.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Use message rules: Tools, Options, Message Rules.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "iross" <iross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:17DD884E-D41D-41DF-8E3D-079EAFB647DA@microsoft.com...
> > When i get incoming mail, it goes to the inbox, but i want it to go to my
> > folder instead but how?
>
>
>

Exactly what are you trying to do?
Click on one of the rules, highlight the text in the description box, and
copy (hit Ctrl-C)

Respond to this message, and paste (Ctrl-V) the text into the message.
You can replace any actual email address with x's, if you want.

Here's one of my rules...

Apply this rule after the message arrives
Where the From line contains 'Fidelity.Investments.email@FIDELITY.COM' or
'Fidelity'
Move it to the Fidelity folder

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"gemariah" <gemariah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:588FF6FC-7C81-4E5A-8DAA-BDA4374C00D0@microsoft.com...
> I tried this and it doesn't work. I've set my mail so I have to manually
> receive it. After 50 I just stop the incoming mail to see if the rules
> have
> worked -- NO they haven't. There is an apply button, so I've been going
> through that step to apply the message to a certain folder. NO that
> doesn't
> work.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Use message rules: Tools, Options, Message Rules.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>>
>> "iross" <iross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:17DD884E-D41D-41DF-8E3D-079EAFB647DA@microsoft.com...
>> > When i get incoming mail, it goes to the inbox, but i want it to go to
>> > my
>> > folder instead but how?
>>
>>
>>

In addition to the reply Dave posted, it helps if each one of your
message rules is terminated by:
Stop processing more rules.

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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Dave" <dave@beepbeep.com> wrote in message news:%236rkhWpPIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Exactly what are you trying to do?
> Click on one of the rules, highlight the text in the description box, and copy (hit Ctrl-C)
>
> Respond to this message, and paste (Ctrl-V) the text into the message.
> You can replace any actual email address with x's, if you want.
>
> Here's one of my rules...
>
> Apply this rule after the message arrives
> Where the From line contains 'Fidelity.Investments.email@FIDELITY.COM' or 'Fidelity'
> Move it to the Fidelity folder
>
> --
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>
> "gemariah" <gemariah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:588FF6FC-7C81-4E5A-8DAA-BDA4374C00D0@microsoft.com...
>> I tried this and it doesn't work. I've set my mail so I have to manually
>> receive it. After 50 I just stop the incoming mail to see if the rules have
>> worked -- NO they haven't. There is an apply button, so I've been going
>> through that step to apply the message to a certain folder. NO that doesn't
>> work.
>>
>> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>>
>>> Use message rules: Tools, Options, Message Rules.
>>>
>>> Gary VanderMolen
>>>
>>>
>>> "iross" <iross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:17DD884E-D41D-41DF-8E3D-079EAFB647DA@microsoft.com...
>>> > When i get incoming mail, it goes to the inbox, but i want it to go to my
>>> > folder instead but how?