Outlook online doesn’t give you the option to add recipients to Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) directly. However, it is possible to add them manually to the BCC section. You can also create rules in Outlook to get the task done. This tutorial article explores the options users have when it comes to sending emails and how to move all emails to bcc outlook online.
There are different ways to Bcc emails in Outlook. You can either do it manually or select mails and send it to multiple contacts as an attachment. You can also create rules to forward particular emails to a specific recipient or a group. For this create a rule and use it while forwarding emails.
How to move all emails to bcc outlook online
Here are the steps you can follow if you need to move emails to bcc in Outlook online.
- In a web browser, launch Outlook Online and log in to your account.
- Navigate to a specific folder or your Inbox where the emails you want to BCC are located.
- By checking the box next to the first email, you can choose that one.
- Hold down the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard (or the “Cmd” key on a Mac).
- Click the checkboxes next to the other emails you want to BCC while holding down the key. This concurrently chooses several emails.
- Click the “Forward” button in the Outlook toolbar after selecting the emails. Usually, it resembles a right-facing arrow.
- You can also right-click on the selected emails and choose forward from the drop-down menu.
- The chosen emails will appear as attachments in a new email composition window.
- Enter the email addresses of the people you wish to send the emails to in the new email’s BCC box. Use commas to divide a list of email addresses.
- Examine the email’s body, subject, and To and BCC recipients.
- To send an email with the chosen emails attached and the specified BCC recipients, click the “Send” button.
- These methods will help you send several emails to the intended recipients while moving them all to the BCC field.
How to automatically add BCC in Outlook?
Here are the steps to follow if you need to create a Blind Carbon Copy rule in Outlook.
- login to Outlook and click on the Logo
- Double-click the Rules List area or click the New Rule button
- The Rule settings dialogue box will appear. In the Rule name field, type the Name of the Rule
- For the Rule to work, you need to define the settings that you want to activate.
- To activate the settings all you need to do is click on the corresponding box
- Both Conditions as well as Exceptions can be specified while creating a rule.
- Once you have selected the relevant options click on OK
How to BCC all outgoing emails in Outlook?
If you want to BCC all the emails that you are sending through Outlook here are the steps you can follow.
- login to Outlook and go to the New Rules section
- Type in the name of the Rule
- You will see the section titled Send CC / BCC to the following recipients. Here click on the box next to BCC and type in the email id of the contact you need to BCC emails to.
- Use the contacts icon on the right to find recipients
- Once you click on the contacts icon you will have a popup window with the address book.
- Simply search for the contact you need to add to the BCC column and click on OK. You will be redirected to the main menu.
- You can also specify all the conditions and exceptions that are applicable to the emails that you are planning to send.
- Once you have made all the selections click on OK.
Can you add BCC to only some emails in Outlook?
Yes, it is possible to add BCC to only a few emails while working on Outlook. Here are the steps you can follow.
- login to Outlook online
- Click on the logo to go to the menu
- Now go to the Rules section and create a new rule
- You will have a popup menu with different rules
- Add the contacts that you would like to add as BCC recipients. Do this by clicking on the contacts icon. You will have a new popup window. Select the contact that you need to add and then click on OK.
- After you have added the contacts specify the Conditions and Exclusions. This way you can streamline emails.
- Click on the option Apply the rule only if the message meets certain conditions.
By doing this you will only BCC emails that meet specific conditions. The other emails will not have the BCC recipients.
What are the BCC conditions in Outlook?
Here are the conditions that are available as rules in Outlook.
- If the message is sent through a certain account: As you know outlook can have different accounts linked to it. So if you have an email coming to a certain account you will have a BCC
- If ‘Sent on Behalf of’ address contains certain words: here you will have certain words in the mail that are sent on behalf of another person.
- If the subject contains a certain word: Here you will BCC all emails that contain words specified while creating the rule.
- If the attachment name contains certain words: This rule is specifically for mails with attachments. So if the attachment contains certain words it will BCC the mail.
- If to address contains certain words: If the to address contains words specified it will BCC
- If CC address contains certain words: If the mail is CCd to a recipient that contains words from the rule the mail will be BCCd.
Conclusion
This tutorial looked at how to move all emails to bcc outlook online. We learned that in Outlook Online, pick the emails you want to move to BCC, click “Forward,” replace the recipient’s email with your own, add BCC recipients, check that your email is in the “To” field, and then click “Send.” The receivers’ email addresses will be concealed from one another as the emails are sent to BCC addresses in this way.
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