OL98: How to Import Existing Rules into the Rules Wizard

The Rules Wizard, previously available as a message manager add-in for Outlook, is now included in Microsoft Outlook 98. The purpose of this article is to describe process of importing existing rules from previous versions of Outlook.

To Import previously defined rules, follow these steps:

1. On the Outlook Bar, click Inbox.
2. On the Tools menu, click Rules Wizard.
3. Click Options.
4. Click Import Rules.
5. In the File Name box, type the path and file name where the existing rules reside. By default the rules are stored in a file with a .RWZ extension.
6. Click Open.

The Rules Wizard is on by default, but if you do not see the Rules Wizard command on the Tools menu use the Add-in Manager to add it. To add the Rules Wizard, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Other tab, click Advanced Options.
3. Click Add-In Manager, click to select Rules Wizard, and click Install.
4. Click to select Rwiz1.ecf, and click Open.
5. Click OK three times to close Options.

For more information on the Rules Wizard, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about the Importing Rules, type "rules wizard" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Import a set of rules from a file."