How to Add an Email to Your Safe Sender List

In today’s digital world, email providers use powerful spam filters to protect users from unwanted messages. While that’s helpful most of the time, these filters can occasionally block messages you actually want to receive.

One simple way to make sure important messages never get lost is to add trusted email addresses to your safe sender list before you ever receive the first message. This tells your email provider, “I trust this sender,” and helps their emails land directly in your inbox.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to add email addresses you trust to your safe sender list to ensure you receive all the messages you’re expecting.

Gmail

1. Open Gmail on a desktop device and click the gear icon (top right corner) → “See all settings.”
2. Go to Filters and Blocked Addresses → “Create a new filter.”
3. In the “From” field, type the email you want to add to your safe sender list (for example, info@harvestpointwm.com).
4. Click “Create filter” and check “Never send it to Spam.”
5. Optional step: Categorize the email so it’s delivered to your Primary inbox

Microsoft Outlook

1. Open Outlook on a desktop device.
2. Go to the Home tab in the ribbon.
3. Hover over the “Block” option in the “Delete” group.
4. Select “Junk E-mail Options.”
5. Go to the Safe Senders tab.
6. Click “Add.”
7. Type the email you want to add to your safe sender list (for example, info@harvestpointwm.com) and click OK.
8. Make sure the box next to “Also trust e-mail from my Contacts” is checked.
9. Click Apply and then OK to save.

Apple Mail / iCloud

1. Log in to iCloud Mail or open the Mail app.
2. Go to Contacts or Address Book.
3. Click the “+” icon to add a new contact.
4. Enter info@harvestpointwm.com as the email address.
5. Click Done to save.

Tip: Adding an email as a contact or VIP tells Apple to trust it automatically.

Yahoo Mail

1. Go to Contacts by clicking the Contacts icon in the upper right corner.
2. Click “Add a new contact.”
3. Enter info@harvestpointwm.com in the email field.
4. Fill out the name if you wish, then click “Save.”

General Tips for Any Email Provider

• Add the email address to your contacts or address book before the first email arrives.
• Check your spam, junk, or promotions folder after signing up or expecting a message.
• If you find the email there, mark it as “Not Spam” or move it to your inbox.
• Consider creating a filter or rule that ensures messages from this address always land in your inbox.

Taking a minute to add trusted email addresses to your safe sender list can make all the difference in ensuring you receive the messages that matter. Whether it’s event invitations, important updates, or helpful resources, adding an address to your safe sender list gives those emails a clear path to your inbox—no digging through junk folders required.

If you need any assistance with adding an email to your safe sender list, our team would be happy to assist you!