Add addresses to the address list of an already existing rule?

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Add addresses to the address list of an already existing rule?

How do I add addresses to the address list of a rule I made a while ago?

While you are creating a rule in Email, you can add as many addresses as you like to the rule; but only while you are making the rule. When you go to edit the rule, it doesn't give me the option to continue adding addresses.

This is counter intuitive and doesn't make sense to me.

I have a rule for about 15 addresses and I need to know how to continue adding addresses to it.

Thank you for your input!

MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 2:23 PM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Sep 12, 2018 12:20 PM in response to Scottblabla

Why not click the + button?!

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Scottblabla Author

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Sep 11, 2018 5:56 PM in response to Barney-15E

There isn't a limit of 15; I simply stopped adding addresses at 15 when I originally made the rule.

However when I go to edit said rule afterwards, there is no apparent way for me to continue adding addresses to that rule after I've added addresses to it for the first time.

Thank you for your response!

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Barney-15E

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Sep 12, 2018 3:18 AM in response to Scottblabla

Is the + button missing, or does it not bring up a new criteria line? Did you scroll down? I noticed that when I went off the bottom of the window, it didn't scroll. I had to manually scroll down to the empty criteria line.

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Sep 12, 2018 6:47 AM in response to Scottblabla

I see no difference at all between the moment I am creating a rule, adding addresses, and the moment I return to it later; the + button is still there, and I can continue to add more addresses as needed.

Perhaps if you can post some screenshots (without any personal data, you can use dummy addresses, and no need to put 15 of them) showing the difference between the first and subsequent accesses to a rule, it will iluminate us to see the problem.

AFAICT, it is working just fine here.

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Scottblabla Author

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Sep 12, 2018 12:16 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you!

I wasn't processing that possibility at first because that didn't make sense to me. Those plus buttons seemed associated with the specific individual addresses next to them.

So there are simply multiple "+" buttons, and it doesn't matter which one you hit? And they all seem associated with whatever address is on the same line, yet they aren't?

That doesn't make sense to me but thank you for the actual answer.

It would make more sense to have an empty line that is always there, my mind just works differently I suppose.

Thank you, I appreciate the fix!

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Answer 6

Sep 12, 2018 12:39 PM in response to Scottblabla

The key phrase, I think, is:

"If <any> of these conditions are met:"

Indeed, you can put there as many conditions as you want, and they do not have to be all of the same form.

You are just saying that if the adress is "any of the following", do this.

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Scottblabla Author

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Sep 12, 2018 12:38 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I think I understand your point.

But why would there be multiple ways to do one thing on the same page?

Does it make any difference which "+" I hit?

In my previous screenshot, there would then be two buttons right next to each other that do the same thing: give me an empty field to add a new address. You'd think there'd be an empty line that doesn't go away where you add new addresses, instead you randomly choose from multiple "+"'s to do the same thing?

You have resolved my issue, it's simply something that surprises/confuses me. It doesn't really make complete sense to me; then again I'm not entirely a computer genius.

Thank you!

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Scottblabla Author

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Sep 12, 2018 12:46 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

I think I understand now. When you hit "+" you are re-creating the conditions of the action to add an address to. I could have a rule with different types of conditions, therefore I would be able choose which collection of conditions I will want my new address to re-create and comply with.

Thank you for your time

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Answer 9

Sep 12, 2018 1:24 PM in response to Scottblabla

I don't see any weirdness. The several + buttons just allow you to add your conditions in a different order.

If you see

A +

B +

C +

and want to add a D after the A, press the + button next to A; etc.

There does not seem to be an immediate way to add something *before* everything else already there - i.e., if you wanted to add a D first on the list; but you could change the A to a D, then add A in second place.

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