Can a default category be assigned to tasks in OL2003? My colleague uses the
Taskpad by the calendar, and it would save a lot of keypresses if his new
tasks came in with a particular category when he sets them up.

Thanks

Jonathan

How does he feel about using a custom form or VBA code? Or, perhaps more relevant, since you're the one posting here, how do you feel about supporting him in extending Outlook using one of those approaches?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Jonathan589" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7A0A5BDD-2686-41FF-9DD2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can a default category be assigned to tasks in OL2003? My colleague uses the
> Taskpad by the calendar, and it would save a lot of keypresses if his new
> tasks came in with a particular category when he sets them up.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jonathan

Thanks Sue
I'm happy to support him with a custom form (which hadn't occurred to me)
but I am uncomfortable with VBA (which had). I've never gone into custom
forms except for email templates but will investigate the idea at once,
naturally including your website! If you have a specific pointer I would be
grateful.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> How does he feel about using a custom form or VBA code? Or, perhaps more relevant, since you're the one posting here, how do you feel about supporting him in extending Outlook using one of those approaches?
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
> Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
>
>
> "Jonathan589" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7A0A5BDD-2686-41FF-9DD2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Can a default category be assigned to tasks in OL2003? My colleague uses the
> > Taskpad by the calendar, and it would save a lot of keypresses if his new
> > tasks came in with a particular category when he sets them up.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jonathan
>

Just create a new contact, add a category, then publish it as a custom form to the Tasks folder and make it the default form for that folder. See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=39

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Jonathan589" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:BEA1FB8D-3AE0-418F-8512-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Sue
> I'm happy to support him with a custom form (which hadn't occurred to me)
> but I am uncomfortable with VBA (which had). I've never gone into custom
> forms except for email templates but will investigate the idea at once,
> naturally including your website! If you have a specific pointer I would be
> grateful.
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> How does he feel about using a custom form or VBA code? Or, perhaps more relevant, since you're the one posting here, how do you feel about supporting him in extending Outlook using one of those approaches?
>>
>> "Jonathan589" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7A0A5BDD-2686-41FF-9DD2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Can a default category be assigned to tasks in OL2003? My colleague uses the
>> > Taskpad by the calendar, and it would save a lot of keypresses if his new
>> > tasks came in with a particular category when he sets them up.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Jonathan
>>