Flags and To Do Bar in Ooutlook 2007

[Dave]

I just upgraded to Office 2007 and one thing I really don't like is the
changes in flags and the mixing of tasks and "to do" items. I flag emails to
separate important ones from the rest of my recieved messages. Some are info
only, others are actionable whenever and still others are urgent. It seems
that now, if you flag a message it be comes a to do item, period. Also, there
is only due date differentiation among flagged items. There used to be five
flag colors to differentiate flagged messages Is that not more? Is there a
way to recreate that functionality. And, I like the to do bar, but can I set
it up not to include flagged email messages? They get in the way of tasks.

In other words, is there any way to recreate the flagged message
functionality of Outlook 2003 where flags do not automatically become
task-like items?

Thanks,

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Use Color Categories instead of flags.
You can set one quickly by right clicking on the square next to the flag.