Changing "and" to "or" in Rules

[AbbN]

Hi,

I have Outlook 2003. In Outlook Express I could have multiple rule
conditions but it allowed me to change the conditions form "and" to "or".
For example if I wanted the rule to look for something in the senders
address OR something in the subject, I could. I could change the rule from
condition 1 AND condition 2 to condition 1 OR condition 2. I can't seem to
be able to do this with Outlook. If I create 2 conditions it's always
condition 1 AND condition 2.

Is there a way to change this???

Many Thanks
Abb N

 

[*Vanguard*]

Hi,

I have Outlook 2003. In Outlook Express I could have multiple rule
conditions but it allowed me to change the conditions form "and" to
"or". For example if I wanted the rule to look for something in the
senders address OR something in the subject, I could. I could change
the rule from condition 1 AND condition 2 to condition 1 OR condition
2. I can't seem to be able to do this with Outlook. If I create 2
conditions it's always condition 1 AND condition 2.

Is there a way to change this???

Many Thanks
Abb N

For Outlook, clauses within a rule are AND'ed. The rules themselves are
OR'ed. That means for an "this OR that" rule equivelent, you would
define one rule for "this" followed by another rule for "that".

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

The only way to OR a rule is using the SQL tab and changing it, but it's for
View filter only. http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040708.htm#davx

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[Tony Gravagno]

See a posting I'm making at the same time as this one as a response to
"Rules -- Avoiding Wizard".

HTH.
Tony