Import Outlook rules: how it works

If you want to export certain rules or entire rule sets to Outlook, you can then import them again in the same way. We'll show you how it's done.

Export and import rules and rule sets in Outlook

1. Start Outlook and click on "Rules and Notifications" in the menu bar under "Tools".
2. A new window opens in which you can find the "Options" button above.
3. Then select either the "Import rules" or "Export rules" button.
4. Then you have to select the desired file from the correct path to import it.
5. If you click the "Open" button, the rule is adopted in Outlook.

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