I use the Category features extensively in Outllook to group messages based
on Getting Things Done (GTD) contexts, e.g., @waiting for. When I reply to a
message, I would like to add a category as can be done with tasks. Is there
a way to do this in an email message that one is replying to? I am also
using Vista Ultimate.

Thank you.

I would try making a rule - start from a blank rule and select "check
messages after sending"

You can make it categorise based on your criteria. For example if I send an
email to anyone @microsoft.com I can put it in the MVP Stuff category.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook

read my articles here: www.judygleeson.com
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Joseph Joubert
To teach is to learn twice.
"Bmosbacker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I use the Category features extensively in Outllook to group messages based
> on Getting Things Done (GTD) contexts, e.g., @waiting for. When I reply
> to a
> message, I would like to add a category as can be done with tasks. Is
> there
> a way to do this in an email message that one is replying to? I am also
> using Vista Ultimate.
>
> Thank you.

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I use the Category features extensively in Outllook to group messages
>>based
>> on Getting Things Done (GTD) contexts, e.g., @waiting for. When I reply
>> to a
>> message, I would like to add a category as can be done with tasks. Is
>> there
>> a way to do this in an email message that one is replying to? I am also
>> using Vista Ultimate.
>>
>
>I would try making a rule - start from a blank rule and select "check
>messages after sending"
>
> You can make it categorise based on your criteria. For example if I send
> an email to anyone @microsoft.com I can put it in the MVP Stuff category.
>

That puts the category on the Sent Item, doesn't it? I had the impression
he wanted to put the category on the original item (which, afaik, can't be
done out of the box).
--
f.h.

Thanks for the input. What I essentially want to do is assign a category
(such as @waiting for (and I have that as a group in Tasks) when replying to
a message. The reply message that I am sending would then show up in my sent
folder but more importantly a copy of the message would show up in my Tasks
folder and then under the "@Waiting for" group. I can do this for new task
and even new messages but not when replying to a message. Can this be done?
Here is the application: I get a question/problem from a subordinate. I then
reply, "please do such and such by n date." I would like to be able to
categories my reply to show up under @waiting for.

Thank you for any assistance you can give.

"F. H. Muffman" wrote:

>
> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>I use the Category features extensively in Outllook to group messages
> >>based
> >> on Getting Things Done (GTD) contexts, e.g., @waiting for. When I reply
> >> to a
> >> message, I would like to add a category as can be done with tasks. Is
> >> there
> >> a way to do this in an email message that one is replying to? I am also
> >> using Vista Ultimate.
> >>
> >
> >I would try making a rule - start from a blank rule and select "check
> >messages after sending"
> >
> > You can make it categorise based on your criteria. For example if I send
> > an email to anyone @microsoft.com I can put it in the MVP Stuff category.
> >
>
> That puts the category on the Sent Item, doesn't it? I had the impression
> he wanted to put the category on the original item (which, afaik, can't be
> done out of the box).
> --
> f.h.
>
>

Try what I suggested and if it doesn't work, you can do it manually by right
clicking the email in the Sent items folder and set a Category for it.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook

read my articles here: www.judygleeson.com
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Joseph Joubert
To teach is to learn twice.
"Bmosbacker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsCC44804-FCB4-4986-9B3F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the input. What I essentially want to do is assign a category
> (such as @waiting for (and I have that as a group in Tasks) when replying
> to
> a message. The reply message that I am sending would then show up in my
> sent
> folder but more importantly a copy of the message would show up in my
> Tasks
> folder and then under the "@Waiting for" group. I can do this for new
> task
> and even new messages but not when replying to a message. Can this be
> done?
> Here is the application: I get a question/problem from a subordinate. I
> then
> reply, "please do such and such by n date." I would like to be able to
> categories my reply to show up under @waiting for.
>
> Thank you for any assistance you can give.
>
> "F. H. Muffman" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>I use the Category features extensively in Outllook to group messages
>> >>based
>> >> on Getting Things Done (GTD) contexts, e.g., @waiting for. When I
>> >> reply
>> >> to a
>> >> message, I would like to add a category as can be done with tasks. Is
>> >> there
>> >> a way to do this in an email message that one is replying to? I am
>> >> also
>> >> using Vista Ultimate.
>> >>
>> >
>> >I would try making a rule - start from a blank rule and select "check
>> >messages after sending"
>> >
>> > You can make it categorise based on your criteria. For example if I
>> > send
>> > an email to anyone @microsoft.com I can put it in the MVP Stuff
>> > category.
>> >
>>
>> That puts the category on the Sent Item, doesn't it? I had the
>> impression
>> he wanted to put the category on the original item (which, afaik, can't
>> be
>> done out of the box).
>> --
>> f.h.
>>
>>