have you tried using Rules to Categorise?
In the Inbox - Right click the email, Categories and then select one. Not
so many clicks really.
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I hope this helps you at least a little bit!
Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
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> Since I started using Outlook 2007, I've abandoned my old hierarchical
> filing system in Outlook and replaced it by categorizing all messages
> and placing them into a single folder called "Processed Mail" This,
> along with the new superfast search in Outlook 2007 has made my email
> life much easier.
>
> HOWEVER ...
>
> The categorization process is too cumbersome. It requires 3 clicks
> plus typing the category name (or at least part of it). When you do
> this all day long, it gets to be too much.
>
> Is there a way to get the All Categories (Color Categories) dialog box
> to pop up with a single click or keystroke? Is there any other faster
> way of categorizing?
>
> I am aware of how the function keys can be assigned to categories but
> I have hundreds of categories.
>
> Thanks!
>