How to - Colour incoming messages accoridng to category

[a000y]

How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do it by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Version of Outlook? It's broken in Outlook 2002.

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Does it not work for you if you use rules to set the category then Views to
assign colors to categories? I prefer to define a new view when I do this
and switch back to the regular view for a non-colored look.

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[alc]

Yes Outlook 2002, I take it you mean that feature is N/A!

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Rory

Version of Outlook? It's broken in Outlook 2002.

--
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www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do it by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[alc]

That is what I have tried. The rule to set the category works, the View to
trigger the conditional/automatic formatting does not. In these situations I
have often missed something basic. Defining a new view did not work.

I am thrown on the whole thing by the fact that "More Choices" and "Avanced"
tabs in the Condition section seem to offer the same choices, in different
ways.
--

Does it not work for you if you use rules to set the category then Views to
assign colors to categories? I prefer to define a new view when I do this
and switch back to the regular view for a non-colored look.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do it by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[Roady [MVP]]

The feature is there but just doesn't do anything. I noticed it while
writing my color code guide
(in case you're interested
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/coloremailadvanced.htm)

It's working again in Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

Yes Outlook 2002, I take it you mean that feature is N/A!

--


Rory
in
message news:[email protected]...

Version of Outlook? It's broken in Outlook 2002.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do it by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Yes, the first two tabs do offer the same choices as advanced but they act
slightly different.

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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
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Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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That is what I have tried. The rule to set the category works, the View to
trigger the conditional/automatic formatting does not. In these situations
I
have often missed something basic. Defining a new view did not work.

I am thrown on the whole thing by the fact that "More Choices" and
"Avanced"
tabs in the Condition section seem to offer the same choices, in different
ways.
--

Does it not work for you if you use rules to set the category then Views to
assign colors to categories? I prefer to define a new view when I do this
and switch back to the regular view for a non-colored look.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do it by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[alc]

Yup, I was doing the right things, & yup it has no effect

Thanks for the link, the guide is well written

The feature is there but just doesn't do anything. I noticed it while
writing my color code guide
(in case you're interested
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/coloremailadvanced.htm)

It's working again in Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

Yes Outlook 2002, I take it you mean that feature is N/A!

--


Rory
in
message news:[email protected]...

Version of Outlook? It's broken in Outlook 2002.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
"a000y @eircom.net>" <alc000<removethis> wrote in message
How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do

it
by

assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

On a VM with Ol2002/SP3, the rules aren't setting a category, but the view
works if I manually set them.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

That is what I have tried. The rule to set the category works, the View to
trigger the conditional/automatic formatting does not. In these situations
I
have often missed something basic. Defining a new view did not work.

I am thrown on the whole thing by the fact that "More Choices" and
"Avanced"
tabs in the Condition section seem to offer the same choices, in different
ways.
--

Does it not work for you if you use rules to set the category then Views to
assign colors to categories? I prefer to define a new view when I do this
and switch back to the regular view for a non-colored look.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do it by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[alc]

Update

We have 2 machines here running Outlook 2002 (both SP3), on the one I use
the function doesn't work. I have have Win2k, on the other Auto formatting
does work, the machine OS is WinXP.

--

The feature is there but just doesn't do anything. I noticed it while
writing my color code guide
(in case you're interested
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/coloremailadvanced.htm)

It's working again in Outlook 2003.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----

Yes Outlook 2002, I take it you mean that feature is N/A!

--


Rory
in
message news:[email protected]...

Version of Outlook? It's broken in Outlook 2002.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
"a000y @eircom.net>" <alc000<removethis> wrote in message
How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do

it
by

assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[Guest]

HELP!! I want to color code incoming email by using my categories in my
contacts. Do I have to first set a "rule" that assigns a category? How do I
do this ...
thanks!

On a VM with Ol2002/SP3, the rules aren't setting a category, but the view
works if I manually set them.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

That is what I have tried. The rule to set the category works, the View to
trigger the conditional/automatic formatting does not. In these situations
I
have often missed something basic. Defining a new view did not work.

I am thrown on the whole thing by the fact that "More Choices" and
"Avanced"
tabs in the Condition section seem to offer the same choices, in different
ways.
--

Does it not work for you if you use rules to set the category then Views to
assign colors to categories? I prefer to define a new view when I do this
and switch back to the regular view for a non-colored look.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


"a000y @eircom.net>" <alc000<removethis> wrote in message
How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do it by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good idea)

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Yes, you'll need a Rules wizard rule to set a category, then set an
automatic formatting rule in Define views.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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HELP!! I want to color code incoming email by using my categories in my
contacts. Do I have to first set a "rule" that assigns a category? How do
I
do this ...
thanks!

On a VM with Ol2002/SP3, the rules aren't setting a category, but the
view
works if I manually set them.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

That is what I have tried. The rule to set the category works, the View
to
trigger the conditional/automatic formatting does not. In these
situations
I
have often missed something basic. Defining a new view did not work.

I am thrown on the whole thing by the fact that "More Choices" and
"Avanced"
tabs in the Condition section seem to offer the same choices, in
different
ways.
--



message
Does it not work for you if you use rules to set the category then
Views
to
assign colors to categories? I prefer to define a new view when I do
this
and switch back to the regular view for a non-colored look.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


"a000y @eircom.net>" <alc000<removethis> wrote in message
How do I apply a colour to incoming messages.

I know about Customize Current View/Automatic Formatting/ and I can
apply
a
colour based on keywords in the Subject or Body. I would like to do
it
by
assigning emails to a Category (using Rules Wizard), and then
color-coding
emails based on assigned Category.

(I get lots of emails and moving them to folders has not been a good
idea)