2007 category creation headaches anyone ??

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In earlier versions of Outlook we could enter new categories into the
'Master Category List' like a machine gun! The dialog was well-designed,
including the focus on the proper buttons, so that the user could breeze
through entering new categories one after the other. It was almost as
simple as typing a list in a wordprocessor. Unfortunately, I can't find
such a facility in Outlook 2007! All we can find is a dialog that allows
you to enter ONE cateory and then the dialog disappears upon pressing the
<Enter> key. Does anyone know how to bring up the old dialog that will
allow you to enter category after category? This is especially important
when a user looses the Windows registry during a rebuild, and must enter
every category (often hundreds) manually. It is also great when the must
create 2 or 3 new categories for assignment to a new item. Any helpful
clarifications or have they 'crippled' yet another great feature?
 
It is not "crippled" in any way. In fact it has been vastly improved by not
storing the Master Category list in the registry anymore but in the mailbox
store itself. You can now rebuild machines all you want without remembering
to backup the list.

Also adding items to the Categories list is a easy as before; perhaps even
easier. I'm not sure what dialog you are refering to that vanishes after
pressing ENTER but the correct dialog can be found under;
Edit-> Categorize-> All Categories...

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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In earlier versions of Outlook we could enter new categories into the
'Master Category List' like a machine gun! The dialog was well-designed,
including the focus on the proper buttons, so that the user could breeze
through entering new categories one after the other. It was almost as
simple as typing a list in a wordprocessor. Unfortunately, I can't find
such a facility in Outlook 2007! All we can find is a dialog that allows
you to enter ONE cateory and then the dialog disappears upon pressing the
<Enter> key. Does anyone know how to bring up the old dialog that will
allow you to enter category after category? This is especially important
when a user looses the Windows registry during a rebuild, and must enter
every category (often hundreds) manually. It is also great when the must
create 2 or 3 new categories for assignment to a new item. Any helpful
clarifications or have they 'crippled' yet another great feature?
 
It is not "crippled" in any way. In fact it has been vastly improved by not
storing the Master Category list in the registry anymore but in the mailbox
store itself. You can now rebuild machines all you want without remembering
to backup the list.
Click to expand...

No need to be defensive. Sure the overall feature is much improved, we were
only referring to this ONE aspect of categories. And, yes, we DO stand
behind our assessment that this aspect of 2007 is 'Crippled' because it does
not work as efficiently as in prior versions. Nevertheless, if you can find
an equally efficient method in this version, we'll happily retract the
characterization!
Also adding items to the Categories list is a easy as before; perhaps even
easier.
Click to expand...

Show me! In prior versions we typed the category name, pressed , <Enter>
once or twice, and immediately entered the next name. We could add several
categories or a whole list in a flash. We may have missed something, but it
now appears that the dialog closes each time and we must re-visit the dialog
to add each name.
I'm not sure what dialog you are refering to that vanishes after
pressing ENTER but the correct dialog can be found under;
Edit-> Categorize-> All Categories...
Click to expand...

This is the same dialog we used, but you are one step shy. Now select the
'NEW' button to add new categories. That, in turn, will bring up the 'Add
New Category' dialog. It is this dialog that fails to function as smoothly
as prior versions. Note that after you type the name of the new category and
press <Enter>, the dialog closes. Unless there is another method, this
method compounds the process 10-fold over the old method.

Thanks Roady
--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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In earlier versions of Outlook we could enter new categories into the
'Master Category List' like a machine gun! The dialog was well-designed,
including the focus on the proper buttons, so that the user could breeze
through entering new categories one after the other. It was almost as
simple as typing a list in a wordprocessor. Unfortunately, I can't find
such a facility in Outlook 2007! All we can find is a dialog that allows
you to enter ONE cateory and then the dialog disappears upon pressing the
<Enter> key. Does anyone know how to bring up the old dialog that will
allow you to enter category after category? This is especially important
when a user looses the Windows registry during a rebuild, and must enter
every category (often hundreds) manually. It is also great when the must
create 2 or 3 new categories for assignment to a new item. Any helpful
clarifications or have they 'crippled' yet another great feature?
Click to expand...
 
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