Managing Spam/Junk Email
Junk Email Filter/Folder in Outlook
The junk email filter/folder within Outlook is where you will find email messages that Microsoft classifies as spam.
Within Outlook, there is a Junk Email folder. By default, Outlook has this setting turned on and the protection level is set to No Automatic Filtering. You can adjust these settings to fit your needs by viewing the linked documentation. Curious on how Microsoft Outlook filters email? View documentation on how Outlook filters email messages to the junk email folder.
Add, remove, view your allowed and blocked sender lists in Outlook
The following instructions are for the new version of Outlook. Click here for instructions on setting this up in the Classic Outlook or Outlook on the web.
Note: If you previously had recipients on your block or approved sender lists, you will need to add these back in Outlook, since these were not transferred over when we migrated to Defender 365.
PC Users:
In Outlook, go to Settings < Mail < Junk email
Select either the Blocked Senders tab or Safe Senders tab
Add the email address of the sender you want to receive or block
Click the Add button
When you are finished adding block/safe senders, click Save
To remove a sender from a list
In Outlook, go to Settings < Mail < Junk email
Select the email address you want to delete
Click the trash icon to remove the sender from the list
Click the Save button to save the changes
Note: You can also right-click on a message in your inbox and choose Block. This will add the senders email address to the blocked senders list.
MAC Users:
In Outlook, click on Tools < Junk Email Preferences. You can also go to Outlook < Settings and Junk
Select either the Blocked Senders tab or Safe Senders tab
Add the email address of the sender you want to receive or block
Close the dialog box
To remove a sender from a list
Click the email address and press delete
The sender is now removed from the appropriate list
Note: You can also control click on a message in your inbox and choose Block. This will add the senders email address to the blocked senders list.
MAC Users: Approving and Blocking senders in Outlook
Manually marking an email as junk
If you are still getting emails that should be moved to the junk email folder, you can manually move it to the jink email folder.
PC users: Right-click on the email < Mark as Junk
Mac users: Control click on the email < Report < Report as junk
The email message is moved to the junk email folder.
When you manually move a message, this does not apply to other future email messages from the same sender. Instead, consider adding the sender on your blocked sender list
Outlook web-based version
If you are using Outlook via a browser, check out the doucmentation for viewing junk email filter/folder for Outlook on the web.