Microsoft Office help has information on how to do so.
1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Manage Rules & Alerts.
3. In the Rules and Alerts dialog box, on the E-mail Rules tab, click New Rule.
4. Under Step 1: Select a template, select the template that you want from the Stay Organized or Stay Up to Date collection of templates
5. Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, click an underlined value. (i.e. you can select those with ‘timesheet requires your approval’ in the subject line).
6. Click Next.
7. Under Step 1: Select condition(s), select the conditions that you want the messages to meet for the rule to apply (specific words in the subject).
8. Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, click an underlined value for any condition that you added, and then specify the value.
9. Click Next.
10. Under Step 1: Select action(s), select the action that you want the rule to take when the specified conditions are met (i.e. moving to another folder).
11. Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, click an underlined value for any action that you added, and then specify the value.
12. Click Next.
13. Under Step 1: Select exception(s), select any exceptions to the rule, and then click Next.
14. Under Step 2: Edit the rule description, click an underlined value for any exception that you added, and then specify the value.
15. Click Next.
16. Under Step 1: Specify a name for this rule, enter a name.
17. Under Step 2: Setup rule options, select the check boxes for the options that you want.
· If you want to run this rule on messages that already are in the Inbox, select the Run this rule now on messages already in “Inbox" check box (this will remove any currently in your inbox).
· By default, the new rule is turned on. To turn off the rule, clear the Turn on this rule check box.
18. Click Finish.
Please note that you are still required to approve entries that are outstanding.
