Can't apply rules to messages?

I have made some rules but I can't manualy apply them to my messages nor do they comply to the rules when I receive new e-mails. Could someone please help.
I remeber a screen that used to opo up and say if I would like to apply rules but it does not anymore and I just reinstalled Mac OSX.
Thanks.
Dorian

The pop-up apply rules window only appears when you change rules. To apply rules manually, select one or several messages and use menu Message/Apply Rules (or keyboard alt-command-L).
If you give an example of a rule that appears not to work, maybe someone can help you to fix it. But do test it thoroughly yourself first - and remember that a message will be passed through all rules, which can cause a later rule to undo the effect of an earlier one. To avoid this make the last action in a rule "stop evaluating rules"
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