how to set email rules in new version of Microsoft Outlook Version 1.2023.516.100 (Production)

Folks, you CAN set rules with the New Outlook!

Rules allow you to move, flag, and respond to email messages automatically.

Create a rule on a message

1. Right-click an existing message and select Rules > Create Rule.
2. Select a condition, and what to do with the message based on the condition. For example, to move messages with a certain title to a specific folder, select the Subject contains condition, select Move the item to folder, select or create a New folder, and then select OK.
3. When you're done creating the rule, select OK.
4. To use the rule right away, select the Run this new rule now on messages already in the current folder checkbox, and then select OK. The message now appears in that folder.

More in Help. I think this one closes all of the frustration, time and effort trying to get Microsoft's attention?

The issue is if you have an underlying gmail based account, for instance, then that option does not appear.

At step 1, when I right-click on an existing message, there is not an option called Rules. Where is it or how do I get it to show up?

Hello folks, the rule functionality was very handy and helpful. It seems that I am not only one here, but would be great if I can be the one out of many benefiting from getting this back to the outlook.

the alerts are gone? in the old version it was possible to set a alert and sound after a rule

Removing rules for IMAP accounts for both the New Outlook and Old Outook is a land grab!

If some genius at Microsoft believes that people are suddenly going to switch to outlook.com, he/she needs to talk to users. I am appalled.

I'm going to stop using Outlook and just go for a IMAP email that wants to make users more productive, not just fill Microsoft's coffers.

I'm also going to write to Mr. Nadella, I'm sure he is not aware of this.