Blackberry 8230 manual Create an email message filter, Options for email message filters

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Create an email message filter

To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, see the BlackBerry Internet Service Online Help for more information.

1.On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.

2.Press the Menu key.

3.Click Options.

4.Click Email Filters.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click New.

7.Type a name for the email message filter.

8.Set the email message filter options.

9.Press the Menu key.

10.Click Save.

Create an email message filter based on a contact or subject

1.On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.

2.Highlight an email message.

3.Press the Menu key.

4.Click Filter Sender or Filter Subject.

5.Type a name for the email message filter.

6.Set the email message filter options.

7.Press the Menu key.

8.Click Save.

Options for email message filters

From:

Specify one or more contacts or email addresses that the email message filter should search for in the From field of email messages. Separate multiple contacts or email addresses with a semicolon (;). To specify that the email message filter should search for all contacts or email addresses that contain specific text, type the text and use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character to represent the rest of the contact or email address.

Sent To:

Specify one or more contacts or email addresses that the email message filter should search for in the Sent To field of email messages. Separate multiple contacts or email addresses with a semicolon (;). To specify that the email message filter should search for all contacts or email addresses that contain specific text, type the text and use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character to represent the rest of the contact or email address.

Sent directly to me:

Set whether the email message filter applies to email messages that include your email address in the To field.

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