How to get rid of spam in Outlook counter with Gmail via IMAP

Work with your mail from Gmail via IMAP in the same Outlook is very convenient and allows you to always keep synchronized email as Gmail, as well as locally, and even on your mobile phone. How to configure Microsoft Outlook with an IMAP read hereAnd how to get rid of spam counter - below.

The thing is that if you do not even have unread mail, you will see that ...

... and it will tell on their own, very annoying.

It turns out that all of a particular spam that hits you is deposited in a special folder, unread, and we need him to "read" without even opening, right? You do not read spam? ;)

To do this in Gmail you need to create a new filter, which in the Has the words: write in: spam.

Next, push Next Step >> and tick Mark as read. Completes the creation of the filter by pressing the Create Filter button.

Now you know, and do not wake as you spam, and Bold will not distract from the more important correspondence.

Get Rid of the Unread Spam Message Count in Gmail and Your IMAP Client [The How-To Geek]