Software & Apps MS Office How to Add an Address or Domain to Safe Senders in Outlook An easy way to improve Outlook's spam filtering by Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated on February 19, 2021 reviewed by Jon Fisher Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. our review board Article reviewed on Feb 12, 2021 Jon Fisher Tweet Share Email MS Office Outlook Word Excel Powerpoint What to Know Go to the Home tab and, in the Delete group, select Junk > Junk E-mail Options. Go to the Safe Senders tab and select Add. Next, enter the email address or domain name you want to safelist and select OK. It will appear in the Safe Senders List. Or, select an email from a sender you want to safelist, then go to the Home tab and select Delete > Junk. Select Never Block Sender > OK. This article explains how to add known senders and domains to Outlook's list of Safe Senders. This creates better spam-filtering accuracy because emails from these senders go straight to your Outlook inbox, even if Outlook's algorithms think they're junk. Instructions cover Outlook 2019, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013, and Outlook for Microsoft 365. Add an Address or Domain to Safe Senders in Outlook To add an address or domain to the Safe Senders list in Outlook: Go to the Home tab. In the Delete group, select the arrow next to Junk. Select Junk E-mail Options. In the Junk Email Options dialog box, go to the Safe Senders tab. Select Add. In the Add address or domain dialog box, enter the email address or domain name you want to safelist. For example, janedoe@example.com or @example.com. Select OK. The email address or domain appears in the Safe Senders List. Select OK. Add an Address From an Email to the Safe Senders List If you have a message from a sender you want to add to the Safe Senders List in your Outlook Inbox (or the Junk E-mail folder), select the message to add the sender to the list. Select a message from the sender you want to add to the Safe Senders List, then go to the Home tab. In the Delete group, select the arrow next to Junk. Select Never Block Sender. In the confirmation dialog box, select OK. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit