If you have multiple rules, they’re applied in the order in which they appear in the list of rules drag a rule up or down to change the order. You can apply rules to existing messages later by choosing Message > Apply Rules. When you’re done, click OK, then decide to apply rules to existing messages already in mailboxes or to new messages. You can use AppleScript scripts as rule actions. To specify multiple actions, click the Add button. To add your own header, click the Add button in the Message Headers window.Ĭhoose actions to perform on messages that meet the conditions. To use different header fields in conditions, choose “Edit header list” from the bottom of the first pop-up menu.
Indicate whether any or all of the conditions must be true for the rule to be applied to a message. To close the rule, click Cancel.Ĭlick Add Rule, then type a name for the rule. To review an example of a rule, select a provided rule, then click Edit. In the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail > Preferences, then click Rules.
