Hi there,

Please add the below VBA code to a module:

Public Sub MakeUnread(MItem As Outlook.MailItem)
  On Error Resume Next
  MItem.UnRead = True
End Sub

Then create a rule to run the script:

Note: You should select conditions to filer the messages to apply this rule as you need.

Then create a rule with both of the two actions as shown below to copy and move the messages to the certain folder and mark them as read:

Note: You should select conditions to filer the messages to apply this rule as you need.

Make sure the spript rule is listed below the move and mark as read rule. If not, select the script rule and click on the down arrow to move it down.


Hope the above method could help you.

By the way, I noticed that you did the rules because you could not autosave attachments. Why don't you try the Auto Save feature from Kutools for Outlook? The add-in offers a free trial for 60 days with no limitations: https://www.extendoffice.com/download/kutools-for-outlook.html


Amanda

Hi Amanda.

Thanks for that. I think I understand what you're telling me, though so far, despite copying scripts from websites, none of them have worked for me. They don't save a copy of the attachment, mark anything as read or unread and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm literally copying and pasting and changing only the save directory where I'm told to do so.

My understanding of "Move (or copy) to a folder and mark as read" means that it makes the copy in the selected folder then marks the original email as read. I want it to make the copy to another folder and then the copy be marked as read while the original email remains unread. Or is that what your script does?

I tried Kutools earlier this evening and after stuffing around with scripts that don't work and Power Automate which gives me a headache, Kutools Save Attachment function does EXACTLY what I wanted to do with autosaving an attachment. Alas, it's a work computer so I doubt they'd let me install it, and I can't see them spending $US17,000 for the entire company so that I alone can save attachments automatically.

Even if I bought a single licence myself, they probably wouldn't let me install it. Besides, I can't afford the single licence. And since I can't speak or read any language other than English, I can't partake the translation for a free licence option either.

I'll have to satisfy myself with a rule that copies the whole email to another folder and leaves a great big number alerting any nosy person that a copy of an unread email has been made.

Hi there,

The rule as shown below will mark the both origianl email and copied one as read.


And the VBA code to be add to a module and embeded in the script rule will mark the original email as unread.

We've tried the rules in our computer, it should work well. Please make sure that the spript rule is listed below the move and mark as read rule. 🙂

Amanda