How to Block a Contact on Outlook Mail

If the person you blocked figures out that you blocked them, then they might try to create or use a different email to circumvent the block. Luckily, you can use email filters to help prevent this.

1. 1
   Open the "Settings" menu

   

   . Click the gear-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the page to do so. A drop-down menu will appear.
2. 2
   Scroll down and click View all Outlook settings . It's a link in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens a pop-up window.

   • You may not need to scroll down to see this link.
3. 3
   Click the Mail tab. It's in the upper-left side of the window.

   • It will likely be selected by default.
4. 4
   Select "Rules".
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   Click on "+ Add new rule".
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   Enter the name of your rule. You can name it something like "Block (user)" or something else.
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   Select a condition. Think about something in the emails that's similar. Do they have similar sender addresses. For example, do they have (blocked name)123@example.com and then they use (blocked name)235@example.com? Do they have similar subjects, or similar phrases or words in them?

   • If any of these apply to you, click on the conditions box, and then select the appropriate option in the Keywords category.
     • Select "Message body includes" if the email contains similar words or sentences. Then type the words or phrases in the box.Then press ↵ Enter .
     • Select "Sender address includes" if the email addresses are all similar. Then type the similar text in the addresses into the box.Then press ↵ Enter .
     • If the subjects are similar, then select "Subject includes" under the "Subject" category and then enter the similar words or phrases into the box. Then press ↵ Enter .
     • You can try other conditions if they apply to you.
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   Chose an action. Click on the box under "Add an action" to bring up a list of actions. Select "Delete" to send all emails that match the filter to the deleted folder.
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