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title: "Create Rules in a Shared Mailbox"
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Faculty, staff, and student employees can access shared mailbox settings and create rules to automatically filter incoming mail.

> ✅ You must already have access to the Shared Mailbox to create Rules.

1. Visit [s.uconn.edu/outlook](http://s.uconn.edu/outlook) and sign in with your personal @uconn.edu email account.
2. Click on your profile icon in the top-right corner. This icon will either have your profile picture or your initials.
3. Click on **Open another mailbox**.
4. Type in the Shared Mailbox’s address.
5. Now you are looking at the Shared Mailbox as if it is your own and you may make changes to the account.
6. Click on the settings wheel in the top-right corner that sits next to your profile icon.
7. In the lefthand navigation menu, click on **Mail** and then **Rules**.
8. Click on **Add new rules** to create a new Rule.

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