This is a small and short tutorial on how to set up the junk mail filter for hotmail.

 **Please note that there is a brief, 20 second musical introduction to this video, however, it does a good job of showing you the basic junk mail settings in hotmail.

How Tos:

The following links will teach you how to set your spam or junk mail filter in hot mail so that a great deal of your incoming spam will go directly into your junk mail folder and ensure that your known contacts and mailing lists get through to your inbox.

Activate the Junk Mail Filter in Hotmail - a step by step video tutorial that will only advance when you are ready for the next step.

Block a Sender by Email Address - this blocks all messages from an individual sender.

Block a Domain - this blocks all main from a domain. 

Set the Junk Mail FIlter to "Enhanced"  - a step by step tutorial with screenshots. Click here for a step by step instructions without screenshots.

Report Spam to Improve the Hotmail Junk Filter - a step by step tutorial with screenshots.  Click here for instructions without screenshots.

Review and Empty the Hotmail Junk Mail Folder

Remove an Address from Blocked Senders - Sometimes approved senders' email accounts get accidentally marked as junk mail.  This will tell you how to unblock them. 

Make sure Hotmail Doesn't Block Important Mail as Junk

Make Sure Hotmail Doesn't Block Mailing Lists as Spam

If you don't find the answer to your question, want more or advanced information on a topic, need further clarification of a concept, would like to see another topic covered, or have any other comments or concerns, please contact:

Suzanne Baschieri

Consulting & Continuing Education Administrator

Alliance Library System

sbaschieri@alliancelibrarysystem.com

(309)694-9200 ext.2109

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