Select the level of protection that you want: On the Preferences tab of the Options dialog box, under E-mail, click Junk E-mail to open the Junk E-mail Options dialog box. On the Tools menu, click Options to open the Options dialog box. You can change any of these Junk Email Filter options for the kind of protection that you want. Messages detected by the Junk Email Filter are moved to the Junk E-mail folder. You can adjust the sensitivity of the Junk Email Filter.
Upgrade now Change the level of junk email protectionīy default, the Junk Email Filter is turned on, and the protection level is set to Low, the setting designed to catch the most obvious spam.
Upgrade to Microsoft 365 to work anywhere from any device and continue to receive support. Important: Office 2007 is no longer supported. On the Options tab, check the Permanently delete suspected junk email instead of moving it to the Junk E-mail folder box. In Mail, click Home > Junk > Junk E-mail Options. This takes away your ability to review messages for possible false positives, so consider the risks of using this option. You can tell Outlook to delete all suspected junk messages instead of moving them to the Junk E-mail folder. Any message that isn't from someone on your Safe Senders List or isn't to a mailing list on your Safe Recipients List, is classified as junk. Safe Lists Only This is the most restrictive option.
We recommend you occasionally check the Junk E-mail folder to make sure that a message you wanted isn’t moved in error. High If you receive lots of junk messages, but don’t want to restrict messages from senders on your safe lists, select this option. Low If you don't receive many junk messages, or want to filter only the messages that are the most obvious junk, select this option. Note: If you want to turn off the Junk Email Filter, you must also remove names from the Junk Email Filter lists.