I seems that I remember in outlook 2000 being able to assign
categories to a contact such as family, business, vendors, etc. I
can't seem to find that option now that I have migrated to 2007
Outlook. I am just overlooking that?

Outlook 2007 has color categories. Look on the ribbon.

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"jawdoc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I seems that I remember in outlook 2000 being able to assign
> categories to a contact such as family, business, vendors, etc. I
> can't seem to find that option now that I have migrated to 2007
> Outlook. I am just overlooking that?

On Jan 25, 11:27*pm, "Diane Poremsky" <outlook...@msn.com> wrote:
> Outlook 2007 has color categories. Look on the ribbon.
>
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> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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> Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
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> "jawdoc" <drbro...@msoms.com> wrote in message
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> > I seems that I remember in outlook 2000 being able to assign
> > categories to a contact such as family, business, vendors, etc. *I
> > can't seem to find that option now that I have migrated to 2007
> > Outlook. *I am just overlooking that?- Hide quoted text -
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I can see that option but it appears to be limited to 25 colors. Is
there a way to get more colors?

No.

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"jawdoc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Jan 25, 11:27 pm, "Diane Poremsky" <outlook...@msn.com> wrote:
>> Outlook 2007 has color categories. Look on the ribbon.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>> Need Help with Common Tasks?http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>> Outlook 2007:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
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>> "jawdoc" <drbro...@msoms.com> wrote in message
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>> > I seems that I remember in outlook 2000 being able to assign
>> > categories to a contact such as family, business, vendors, etc. I
>> > can't seem to find that option now that I have migrated to 2007
>> > Outlook. I am just overlooking that?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> I can see that option but it appears to be limited to 25 colors. Is
> there a way to get more colors?