BlackBerry Mail applies email message filters to an incoming email message in the order that the email message filters appear. If none of the
email message filters that you create apply to an incoming email message, BlackBerry Mail applies a default email message filter to the email
message. You can specify whether you want this default email message filter to forward all email messages to your device or not.
You cannot create or change email message filters using a browser on your device. To create or change email message filters, you must use
the email setup application on your device or log in to the BlackBerry Mail web site using a browser on your computer.
Create an email message filter
1.
In a browser on your computer, on the BlackBerry® Mail web site, in the left pane, click
Email Account
.
2. Click the
Filter
icon beside your BlackBerry 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. In the
Filter name
field, type a filter name.
5. In the
Apply filter when
drop-down list, select when to apply the email message filter.
6. If prompted, in the
Contains
field, type the text that the email message filter applies to.
7. Change the notification options for the email message filter and click
Add Filter
.
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Options for email message filters
New mail arrives:
Set whether the email message filter applies only to new email messages.
A high-priority mail arrives:
Set whether the email message filter applies only to email messages with high importance.
From field contains:
Specify the email address that the email message filter should search for in the From field of email messages. To create a specific email
message filter, type an email address. To specify that the email message filter should search for all email messages that contain specific
text, type part of an email address. For example, type
dianne
for email addresses that start with "dianne," or type
wilhelm@blackberry
for email addresses that contain "wilhelm@blackberry." To forward or block email messages from multiple contacts, separate each email
address with a semicolon (;).
Subject field contains:
Type the text that the email message filter should search for in the subject of email messages. To specify that the email message filter
should search for all email messages that contain specifc keywords, type part of a keyword. For example, type
re
for keywords such as
"request," "regarding," and so on.
To field contains:
User Guide
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