{"id":5334,"date":"2023-03-31T20:05:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T20:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2025-04-30T04:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T04:17:49","slug":"spam-filtering-tips-outlook-email-inboxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/spam-filtering-tips-outlook-email-inboxes","title":{"rendered":"How to manage and filter email spam in Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Receiving too much spam email, also known as junk email, is irritating and can even be harmful. Keep your inbox organized and your information safe by taking advantage of Outlook\u2019s spam filters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spam-filtering-Tips-for-Outlook-email-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spam-filtering-Tips-for-Outlook-email-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spam-filtering-Tips-for-Outlook-email-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Spam-filtering-Tips-for-Outlook-email-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Many cans of Spam, the well-known canned meat\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"links-menu\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/spam-filtering-tips-outlook-email-inboxes#what-is-a-spam-filter\">What is a spam filter?<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/spam-filtering-tips-outlook-email-inboxes#how-to-stop-spam-emails-in-outlook \">How to stop spam emails in Outlook<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/spam-filtering-tips-outlook-email-inboxes#how-to-stop-junk-email-that-makes-it-to-your-inbox\">How to stop junk email that makes it to your inbox<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/spam-filtering-tips-outlook-email-inboxes#how-to-prevent-legitimate-emails-from-going-to-junk\">How to prevent legitimate emails from going to junk<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spam emails make it harder to find important emails. Follow these anti-spam tips for filtering your Outlook emails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-5334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-privacy-and-safety","tag-privacy-and-safety"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to manage and filter email spam in Outlook \u2013 Microsoft 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019re getting too many junk messages in Outlook, it\u2019s time to adjust your spam filtering settings. 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