Export And Import Rules In Outlook 2007 Part I

Posted by on Feb 26, 2008 | One Comment

Rules in Outlook can be imported and exported which means you can move your rules between computers and e-mail programs. When you export a set of rules, you save them to a file with a .rwz extension.
To export rules in Outlook 2007:

  1. Open Outlook 2007.
  2. From the Tools menu, click Rules and Alerts.
  3. If you have more than one e-mail account, in the Apply changes to this folder list, select the Inbox that you want.
  4. Click Options.
  5. Click Export Rules.
  6. In the File name box, type the path and file name for the set of rules that you want to export.
  7. If you want to export a file that contains only rules that are compatible with a previous version of Microsoft Office Outlook, in the Save as type list, select one of the following:
    • Outlook 2002 Compatible Rules Wizard rules
    • Outlook 2000 Compatible Rules Wizard rules
    • Outlook 98 Compatible Rules Wizard rules
  8. Click Save.
  • Leo

    Hi Diana,

    I frequently save documents. When the ‘Save As’ window pops up it has a list of ‘Save In’ locations on the left. Can that list be changed so that the file that I save the majority of my documents to is shown? This would prevent me from having to go through several steps to get to the right file location.

    Thanks,
    Leo