how do I add the category color to the name band for display

[BermudaBarbi]

I am trying to add the color of each category to the name when shown in the
contacts section so it is easier to find what I am looking for (i.e.
medical,businesses, etc) Can it be done? If so how?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I am trying to add the color of each category to the name when shown in the
contacts section so it is easier to find what I am looking for (i.e.
medical,businesses, etc) Can it be done? If so how?

I don't believe that's possible.

 

[BermudaBarbi]

I don't believe that's possible.

 

[Paul D]

Hey Barbi:
Yes you can add more categories and make them almost any color you want. I
do this all the time, you don't have to stick with the categories they give
you; you can rename them and add new ones.

 

[BermudaBarbi]

I know that I can change the categories and colors. What I want to do is have
the color of the category that I applied to an address show on the name area
when it is in the display mode (address book, business card, phonelist,etc).
It wo uld make it much easier if I am looking for medical, financial, store,
whatever to see the color I tagged them rather than have them all blue. Is
that possible? if so how? if not why not?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

If it is not possible it should be.......it would make life much easier
rather than having to scroll through
dozens of names............or is it possible to seperate by category?

You can certainly view your Contacts with a By Category view, but it won't
color the File As fields.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

if not why not?

That's something you'd have to ask Microsoft engineers and they do not follow
this newsgroup. This is not an official support channel.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You'd need to use autoformatting rules for the categories. This won't work
in all views. You can also change the color of the background to the
category color - this is more time consuming than automatic formatting rules
in views though.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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