Outlook 2003 Journal is not using the category list when grouping.

[Guest]

When I try to organise the journal by category Outlook does not use the
master category list but uses categories I do not recognise. Any idea how to
fix it?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It's using the categories that are actually present in the items in the
folder. That's the way Outlook has always worked. The master category list
is simply for the user's convenience when setting the categories for an
item. It has no direct relation to the folder view. s

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that. Lack of understanding on my part. Is there any way of using
the Master Category list outside of Outlook (e.g. to give a category to a
Word or Excel file)?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Only if you type in the category. Word and Excel don't refer to a master
list.

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