I place ALL of my Office files in specific folder locations (and specific
names) for ease of backup and search. Word, Power Point, Excel all allow the
SIMPLE configuration of where the default files (and names) is located. I
recommend Outlook mirror the default location and name confiuration at
install time and mirror the dropdown and tab dialog boxes to have the
management and feel like the other Office product. In summary, I recommend
that Outlook's configurations be matched closer to the other Office products.
Find the common configuration elements between Outlook and Word and structure
Outlook's configuration more like Word, etc... MS did this between Word and
Excel (and probably other MS Office animals) years ago. Since Outlook is a
newer animal, it looks like MS did not consider these common elements when
Outlook was brought under the 'wing' of Office.

"jaxXon" wrote:

> I place ALL of my Office files in specific folder locations (and specific
> names) for ease of backup and search. Word, Power Point, Excel all allow the
> SIMPLE configuration of where the default files (and names) is located. I
> recommend Outlook mirror the default location and name confiuration at
> install time and mirror the dropdown and tab dialog boxes to have the
> management and feel like the other Office product. In summary, I recommend
> that Outlook's configurations be matched closer to the other Office products.
> Find the common configuration elements between Outlook and Word and structure
> Outlook's configuration more like Word, etc... MS did this between Word and
> Excel (and probably other MS Office animals) years ago. Since Outlook is a
> newer animal, it looks like MS did not consider these common elements when
> Outlook was brought under the 'wing' of Office.