1. Right click on the email you'd like to create a rule for then select "Rules" -> "Manage Rules & Alerts…"
2. Click on "New Rule…"
3. Highlight "Check messages when they arrive" then click "Next >"
4. Select the criteria you wish for your rule. In this example I have selected "from people or distribution list" then click on the blue link(s) at the bottom and follow the prompts. Then click "Next >".
5. Follow the same process as before by selecting the criteria and then any new blue links that appear - following the prompts after. Then click "Next >".
6. If you would like to add any exceptions following the same process as before. If you do not wish to have any exceptions then leave everything blank and click "Next >"
7. Give your rule a unique name . Make sure there is a check in each checkbox and then click "Finish".
8. The below box will appear to run the rule and then disappear once the process is complete. In the future the rule will run silently when an email arrives. 
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