automatic formatting doesn't work for categories in outlook tasks

[Guest]

I am trying to use automatic formatting in for my Outlook Tasks. For example,
I add a new automatic formatting name and set it so the text appears blue. I
then want to set the condition in the advanced tab so that the field is
"Categories", the condition is "contains" and the value is set to "personal"
(for example). When you then change a task item to the category of
"personal" it does not change its text to blue. If you change the condition
to "is empty" then this works - all task items unassigned to a category will
appear blue. How do I get this to work?
In short, I want to change the colour of a task item depending on its
category.
I'm fairly certain that no one will be able to understand my question let
alone give an answer
Oh well, here’s hoping

Thanks

 

[Guest]

I can't reproduce your problem on my copy of Outlook 2003. What version of
Outlook are you using? Could one of the other automatic formatting rules you
have defined in your view be conflicting with the new one?

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Jocelyn Fiorello
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