Flag questions

[Guest]

1) in the phone list view, is there a way to group flags by color? I cick on
the field to sort, but it simply puts all the flags at the top, but does not
sort them by color. I have them coded red for appts, yellow to call back,
etc, and it makes it a lot easier to follow than typing 'appointment" or
choosing 'call back' in the flag flollow-up field.

2). Is there a way to name each colored flag? So that if I choose a yellow
flag, it says call back, etc.

thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Don't know about the first, but there is a workaround for the second.

Create a new Toolbar. Then populate it with the flags. Rename them and
there you go.

See this page for help:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011168451033.aspx


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After furious head scratching, RV asked:

| 1) in the phone list view, is there a way to group flags by color? I
| cick on the field to sort, but it simply puts all the flags at the
| top, but does not sort them by color. I have them coded red for
| appts, yellow to call back, etc, and it makes it a lot easier to
| follow than typing 'appointment" or choosing 'call back' in the flag
| flollow-up field.
|
| 2). Is there a way to name each colored flag? So that if I choose a
| yellow flag, it says call back, etc.
|
| thanks

 

[Guest]

Thanks Milly, I'll try that.

 

[Guest]

Ok, I'm not having much luck, unfortunately. The toolbar won't work in the
contact list for some reason.
Really what I want to get to is a visual (colored-flag) sort of my contacts
so I know who to follow up with, and how. Is it possible then to
1) customize my follow-up flag field so that the pull-downs say what I want
them to (i.e. appointment, bring by brochures, mail etc), and
2) Create a macro that adds a colored flag? For instance, I pull-down
brochures from the flag menu, and it adds a purple flag to those, a yellow
flag for call, etc?
That way I would be able to sort by follow-up field, the colored flags would
automatcially be in place, and I would have a qucik visual of what needs to
be done.
This might be a question for the VBA board, not sure.

Also, is it possible to custom format a column? For instance give
everything in the field a blue background.
Thanks

 

[Leah Calo]

RV - did you manage to do this? if so, I'd love to know how - it sounds like
something I could also use...

Thanks,
Leah