66.7 Limiting Items Affected by a Rule

Use Define Conditions to further limit the items affected by a rule.

  1. In the Rules dialog box, click Define Conditions.

  2. Click the first drop-down list, and then click a field.

    For more information about the options that you can choose from, see Selecting Fields in Advanced Finds and Rules.

  3. Click the operator drop-down list, and then click an operator.

    To learn how to use operators, see Using Advanced Find.

  4. Type the criteria for the rule.

    or

    If a drop-down list is provided, click the drop-down list, and then click existing criteria.

    If you type criteria, such as a person’s name or a subject, you can include wildcard characters such as an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?). Text you type is not case-sensitive.

    To learn more about wildcard characters and switches, see Finding Items Anywhere in Your Mailbox.

  5. Click the last drop-down list, and then click End.

    or

    Click the last drop-down list, and then click And or Or to further limit the items affected by the rule.