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What to do if All and Any aren't smart enough: If you use the [Message
is in Mailbox] condition, the contents of one smart mailbox can depend
on another smart mailbox. This is handy when you have so complex a set of
conditions that Any and All are too limited. For example, you might have one
smart mailbox that lists messages from any (“Any”) of several friends, and
another that lists messages that are both in the first smart mailbox and (“All”)
marked as high priority.
Look for group members: Use the [Sender is a Member of Group]
option to search for messages from people in one of your Contacts groups. And
yes, you can even refer to smart groups, so that as your contacts' information
changes, the contents of the smart mailbox track the automatic changes in
smart group contents.
Automate Outlook Email with Rules
Whatever you may think of Microsoft in general or Office in particular, Microsoft Outlook for
Mac is a highly capable email client with extensive automation capabilities. You can create
rules much like those in Apple Mail, but with a few key differences:
• Each incoming account type (Exchange, POP, and IMAP) has its own distinct
rules.
• You can also create rules that apply to outgoing messages. (In Mail that
requires a third-party plug-in).
• In addition to rules that match Any and All conditions, you can specify negative
matches—“Unless any conditions are met” and “Unless all conditions are met.”
• The conditions and actions available are somewhat different from Mail's, but
the most crucial one, in my opinion, is that while Outlook's rules can match
any header or metadata, they can't search the message body on incoming IMAP
messages—only on messages coming from POP and Exchange accounts.
To create a rule in Outlook:
1. Choose Tools > Rules.
2. Select an account type in the list on the left.
3. Click the plus button.
4. Enterthedesiredcondition(s) andaction(s), givetheruleaname, andclickOK.
The rule begins working immediately.
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