Set up rules to filter email in Mail on iCloud.com

You can set up rules to filter incoming messages or reorganize messages you’ve already received. For example, you can create a rule that sorts messages from a particular sender into a specific folder. You can edit and delete these rules at any time.

Set up rules to filter email

In Mail on iCloud.com, click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Preferences.
Click Rules, then click “Add rule.”
Below “If a message,” use the pop-up menu and text field to specify the type of messages you want to filter.
Below Then, use the pop-up menus or fields to specify an action for the rule.
Click Add.
You can have up to 500 rules.

Important: If you apply rules to a folder and then delete the folder or change its name, make sure to update the rules for those folders accordingly. For example, you can’t forward messages to a deleted folder.

Change or delete email filtering rules

In Mail on iCloud.com, click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Preferences.
Click Rules, then select a rule.
Do any of the following:
- Change a rule: Specify new filtering conditions in the pop-up menus and text fields, then click Done.
- Delete a rule: Click Delete.

Reorder email filtering rules

When you have multiple rules, they’re applied in the order in which they appear in the list.

In Mail on iCloud.com, click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Preferences.
Click Rules, select a rule, then drag it up or down in the list.

Note: It may take up to 15 minutes for new or changed rules to take effect on incoming messages.

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Set up rules to filter email in Mail on iCloud.com