Create an email message filter
Note:
Depending on your messaging service plan, this feature might not be supported.
To complete this task, you must use the email setup application on your BlackBerry® device or log in to the BlackBerry® Internet Service web
site using a browser on your computer. You cannot create email message filters from a browser on your device.
From the email setup application on your device
1.
In the email setup application, on the Email Accounts screen, highlight an email address.
2. Press the
Menu
key.
3. Click
Filters
.
4. Press the
Menu
key.
5. Click
Add Filter
.
6. Type a name for the email message filter.
7. Change the
Filter on
field.
8. Press the
Menu
key.
9. Change the options for the email message filter.
10. If necessary, in the
Contains
field, type the text that the email message filter applies to.
11. Change the action for the email message filter.
12. Press the
Menu
key.
13. Click
Save
.
From a browser on your computer
1.
In a browser on your computer, on the BlackBerry® Internet Service web site, in the left pane, click
Email Accounts
.
2. Click the
Filter
icon beside an email address.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
• If you have not created other email message filters, click
Add A Filter
.
• If you have created other email message filters, click
Add Filter
.
4. Complete the
Filter name
field.
5. In the
Apply filter when
drop-down list, click an option for when to apply the email message filter.
6. If necessary, in the
Contains
field, type the text that the email message filter applies to.
7. Change the notification options for the email message filter.
8. Click
Add Filter
.
Options for email message filters
Note:
Depending on your messaging service plan, these options might not be available.
Options for the default email message filter are only available if you use the email setup application on yourBlackBerry® device or log in to the
BlackBerry® Internet Service web site using a browser on your computer. You cannot access these options from a browser on your device.
User Guide
Managing email messages
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