1. At your Inbox screen, you’ll want to start by creating a folder called Junk or something like that, but not ‘Messages from Debby’. To do this, click the Folder button, New folder, and give it a name.
2. Next, on the left-hand directory tree for your Mail application, click on Tools (below Folders), and then Rules.
3. Choose the New Rule button.
4. The 'Create condition' field will default to 'sender contains'. You will now type in the blank field the name of the sender you want to junk. Be careful. You do not want to put in a sender name that could block the mail from a parent or other district employee now or in the future.
5. Click the Add button.
6. Under 'Specify Actions', leave ‘move to folder’ and then use the Select button to choose your new Junk folder.
7. Click the Add Action button, then OK at the bottom of the screen.
8. You may repeat this process for as many senders and conditions as you wish.

Remember to check your Junk folder from time to time and delete the contents on a regular basis. Notice I said to check the messages before deleting because you need make sure there’s nothing important that was accidentally junked. Note: Did you see that I did not suggest that you use the delete option under specify actions? Please only delete messages manually, and don’t set your machine to do it for you. You do not want to be responsible for missing important email messages because it somehow fell into a rule you created for deletion.

Cruising through the New Rule application, you’ll see that there are ways to automatically file certain emails for later reading as well. Not every rule has to end with a Junk folder! A little bit of time spent setting rules now may save even more time on a daily basis sorting through your messages.