Many times when you flag a message for follow up, you find yourself wondering
whether you will remember the details of what you are supposed to follow up
on, especially when the follow-up date is more than a few days out. Adding a
comment field to the "Flag for Follow Up" dialog box that would allow you to
jot down some brief notes on future actions would make the follow-up feature
infinitely more useful. The comment field should be user-selectable for
display in the "Reminders Window" and the folder pane (the Inbox pane, in
most cases).

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you can type anything in the flag for follow up field...

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"Oh!" <Oh!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsCBF17A6-D15F-4DF6-93B0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Many times when you flag a message for follow up, you find yourself
> wondering
> whether you will remember the details of what you are supposed to follow
> up
> on, especially when the follow-up date is more than a few days out.
> Adding a
> comment field to the "Flag for Follow Up" dialog box that would allow you
> to
> jot down some brief notes on future actions would make the follow-up
> feature
> infinitely more useful. The comment field should be user-selectable for
> display in the "Reminders Window" and the folder pane (the Inbox pane, in
> most cases).
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...public.outlook

Diane,

Thanks for your response. How would I go about typing something in the
field? I'm using Outlook 2003. I don't see any place to type anything.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> you can type anything in the flag for follow up field...
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
> Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
> Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>
>
> "Oh!" <Oh!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsCBF17A6-D15F-4DF6-93B0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Many times when you flag a message for follow up, you find yourself
> > wondering
> > whether you will remember the details of what you are supposed to follow
> > up
> > on, especially when the follow-up date is more than a few days out.
> > Adding a
> > comment field to the "Flag for Follow Up" dialog box that would allow you
> > to
> > jot down some brief notes on future actions would make the follow-up
> > feature
> > infinitely more useful. The comment field should be user-selectable for
> > display in the "Reminders Window" and the folder pane (the Inbox pane, in
> > most cases).
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> > this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...public.outlook
>
>
>

when you click on the flag button to add the reminder, click where it says
Flag to and type over "Follow up"

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
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"Oh!" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E4F4F7D9-2CBB-4C2F-847A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Diane,
>
> Thanks for your response. How would I go about typing something in the
> field? I'm using Outlook 2003. I don't see any place to type anything.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> you can type anything in the flag for follow up field...
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>> Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
>> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>> Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
>> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>>
>> "Oh!" <Oh!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newsCBF17A6-D15F-4DF6-93B0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Many times when you flag a message for follow up, you find yourself
>> > wondering
>> > whether you will remember the details of what you are supposed to
>> > follow
>> > up
>> > on, especially when the follow-up date is more than a few days out.
>> > Adding a
>> > comment field to the "Flag for Follow Up" dialog box that would allow
>> > you
>> > to
>> > jot down some brief notes on future actions would make the follow-up
>> > feature
>> > infinitely more useful. The comment field should be user-selectable
>> > for
>> > display in the "Reminders Window" and the folder pane (the Inbox pane,
>> > in
>> > most cases).
>> >
>> > ----------------
>> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
>> > "I
>> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
>> > this
>> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
>> > then
>> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>> >
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...public.outlook
>>
>>
>>