The Main Rules Dialog

  Rules  (Tools - Rules)
Use the Main Rules Dialog to manage, create, edit, or delete rules.

Columns
Rules - The rules are not listed in alphabetic order, because:
Ø    Rules are processed in the order listed in the Rules dialog
Apply to incoming - Shows whether the rule has been "enabled" to apply to all incoming articles or not.
Days Before Expiration - You can set a rule to expire if it has not fired in x days.

Buttons and Commands
Add/Delete  - Create a New rule or delete an existing rule.
Copy - You can make a copy of a rule to simplify new creation.
Edit - Edit an existing rule.
Rename  - Rename a rule.
Up/Down - change the order in the list. You can control the order that rules are evaluated by moving them up and down.
Enable/Disable - Very Important. Enabled means the rule will apply to all incoming articles. Disabled means the rule will not apply to incoming articles and must be run manually.
Export/Import - You can save your rules in a text file and import them.