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Outlook Email Forwarding Setup

Set up automatic forwarding from your Outlook account to your Daily Benji inbox.

Outlook Email Forwarding Setup

  1. Open Outlook.com in your web browser and sign in
  2. Click the gear icon ⚙️ in the top right corner
  3. Click "Mail" in the left sidebar
  4. Click "Rules" under Mail settings
  5. Click "Add new rule"
  6. Name your rule (e.g., "Forward Bank Alerts")

  7. Select your bank(s) to generate filter strings:

    American Express
    Capital One
    Chase
    Barclays
    Citi
    Discover
    USAA
    Venmo
    PayPal
    From Filter String:

    Subject Filter String:

  8. Under "Add a condition", select "From"
  9. Paste your bank email string in the text field
  10. Click "Add another condition"
  11. Under "Add a condition", select "Subject includes"
  12. Paste your subject filter string in the text field
  13. Under "Add an action", select "Forward to"
  14. Enter your magic email
  15. Click "Save"

Important Notes

Outlook's forwarding rules allow for more granular control over which emails are forwarded.

Ensure you are logged into the correct Outlook account when setting up forwarding.

Next: Set Up Your Bank Alerts

Once you've set up Outlook forwarding, you'll need to enable transaction alerts from your bank.

Go to Bank Setup Guides →