Outlook: How to Add an Email or Domain to Safe Senders

Introduction

This guide is designed to help you manage your email more effectively in Outlook by adding specific email addresses or entire domains to your Safe Senders list. This action is particularly useful if legitimate emails are mistakenly being sent to your Junk folder or if attachments from trusted senders are being blocked.

Materials Needed

• Microsoft Outlook (any recent version)

• The email address or domain name you wish to add to Safe Senders

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Access Junk Email Options:

   • Open Microsoft Outlook.

   • Click on the search bar located at the top center of the Outlook window.

   • Type “Junk” in the search bar. A dropdown menu will appear.

   • Hover your mouse over the “Junk” option in the dropdown menu.

   • Click on “Junk E-mail Options…” to open the Junk E-mail Options window.

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2. Navigate to the Safe Senders Tab:

   • In the Junk E-mail Options window, click on the “Safe Senders” tab. This will show you a list of email addresses and domains that are currently marked as safe.

3. Add Email or Domain to Safe Senders:

   • Click on the “Add…” button on the right side of the window.

   • In the prompt that appears, you can either:

     • Enter a full email address (like someone@example.com) to add a specific sender.

     • Enter a domain (like @example.com) to add all email addresses from that domain.

   • After entering the email or domain, click “OK.”

4. Save Your Changes:

   • Once you’ve added the email addresses or domains, click “Apply” to save your changes.

   • Click “OK” again to exit the Junk E-mail Options window.

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Additional Information

• This rule applies only to new incoming messages. If there are existing emails from these senders in the Junk folder, you may need to manually move them to the Inbox.

• After completing these steps, if you were expecting an important email that was not received, you may ask the sender to resend it.

Conclusion

By adding trusted email addresses or domains to your Safe Senders list in Outlook, you can ensure that important emails aren't missed due to being filtered as junk. This process is a key part of managing your email effectively and maintaining smooth communication.

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