Here’s an image of what a broken rule looks like after importing: The errors are usually folders that do not exist in your new Outlook folders, because Outlook does not build the folder structure on your behalf (unlike the Power Rules Manager, which does build the folder structure if you use the Backup/Restore function). This problem most frequently happens when you import rules that had been exported from some other machine (or possibly from a different Outlook profile). If you save your rules, these rules with missing options will be deactivated.
However, sometimes you’ll get an error like “Some of your rules do not have all their options set. Normally at this point you’ll have no error messages and your rules will be created once you click Ok, then Apply. Navigate to the saved RWZ file and click Open.Note that with our Power Rules Manager add-in, you can choose to replace your existing rules and skip this step.Assuming you didn’t get that error: This is because the rules you are going to import will be appended to your current set of rules so there’s no point in going on until they are fixed. You can either delete these rules or fix them by editing each one in turn. Delete or modify these rules.” These rules will be listed in red in the Rules and Alerts window. Click on Rules & Alerts ManagerAt this point you may get an error like “One or more rules may contain errors.In Outlook, click on the pull down arrow right next to Rules:.Once you know you have one accessible you are ready to import.įollow these steps to import Outlook rules: This file is produced by doing an Export operation from the Outlook Rules & Alerts…Manage rules…Options…Export (presumably from another computer, or from the same machine but from an earlier time). It’s important that you have a rules file (that ends with. We’ll show you how to import Outlook rules. Importing your rules in Microsoft® Outlook® is useful if you are migrating from another machine, or creating a new Outlook profile. How to import your Outlook rules if you have a RWZ file
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