Tip 945: Print a list of your Outlook Rules

Do you have a need for a text file containing a list of the rules assigned to your Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 default email account? A visitor to Slipstick.com submitted a code sample that creates a text file with the rule names and the From condition, in the order they are listed in Rules & Alerts. It still needs a bit of tweaking to include all Conditions and Actions in the output, but it's a nice start and should be useful to anyone trying to troubleshoot a long list of rules.

The output is in this format:

 1  Rule Name:OutlookTips  Folder path:\\me@live.com\Inbox\Tips  From:OutlookTips
 2  Rule Name:Clear categories on mail (recommended)
 3  Rule Name:Autoaccept rule
 4  Rule Name:Test 3  From:poremsky@domain.com
 5  Rule Name:Test 2  From:Steve Doe
 6  Rule Name:Follow up  From:microsoft.com

So far I have verified it works with Outlook 2007 with only an IMAP email account and Outlook 2010 with only an Outlook Connector account. It would not work with my own profile: Outlook 2010 with an Exchange account as default and 10 additional accounts.

If you'd like to test it and let me know what works and what doesn't, the VBA is at Create a list of rules.

Published January 4, 2012. Last updated on February 22, 2012.

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