- Open Outlook 2007
- Create a new folder at the top level called Spam. This is where the email marked as spam will be stored.
- Click the File tab.
- Click Manage Rules & Alerts.
- In the Rules and Alerts dialog box, on the E-mail Rules tab, click New Rule.
- Under Start from a blank rule, click either Check messages when they arrive or Check messages after sending.
- Click Next.
- Under Step 1: Select condition(s), check the checkbox for "with specific words in the subject".
- Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, click on the "specific words" link.
- Add two words, one for {Spam?} and one for {Definitely Spam?}
- Click Next.
- Under Step 1: Select action(s), select the "move it to the specified folder" check box.
- Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, click on the link for the specified folder and then in the window, select the "Spam" folder that you created earlier..
- Click Next.
- On the "Are ther any exceptions?" step, click "Next" again.
- Under Step 1: Specify a name for this rule, enter a name (ie: Spam Rule).
- Under Step 2: Setup rule options, select the check boxes for the options that you want.
- If you want to run this rule on messages that already are in the Inbox, select the Run this rule now on messages already in “Inbox" check box.
- By default, the new rule is turned on.
- To apply this rule to all your e-mail accounts set up in Outlook, select the Create this rule on all accounts check box.
- Click Finish.