Outlook Express Address Folders vs Outlook 2007

[Guest]

I just switched from Outlook Express to Outlook 2007. In OE I had my email
addresses stored in folders under my contacts, according to roles in my life,
such as family, friends, colleagues, miscellaneous, etc. I "lost" some
addresses in the switch, as well as my folders for sorting. I've searched
help online, yet cannot figure out how to sort addresses in a fashion similar
to the "comfortable" method I used in Outlook Express. Are groups or folders
possible? Or does it make more sense to use the location field or the Company
field? This is my first post in any forum whatsoever, so if I have missed
something in the online help, please forgive me and offer the correct
direction. Thank you.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

CAtegories are best used for sorting in Outlook.

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After furious head scratching, Wanda Jo asked:

| I just switched from Outlook Express to Outlook 2007. In OE I had my
| email addresses stored in folders under my contacts, according to
| roles in my life, such as family, friends, colleagues, miscellaneous,
| etc. I "lost" some addresses in the switch, as well as my folders for
| sorting. I've searched help online, yet cannot figure out how to sort
| addresses in a fashion similar to the "comfortable" method I used in
| Outlook Express. Are groups or folders possible? Or does it make more
| sense to use the location field or the Company field? This is my
| first post in any forum whatsoever, so if I have missed something in
| the online help, please forgive me and offer the correct direction.
| Thank you.

 

[Guest]

Thank you, Milly. I know next to nothing about categories. I did use colored
labels in a previous version of Outlook Calendar, and plan to continue doing
so in Outlook 2007. My OE address book "folders" had names that did not
coincide with the colored labels I used in Outlook Calendar. My question
then, is: if I use categories in Contacts, what will happen to
Categories/Labels in Calendar? Will I be able to maintain my former colored
labels from Calendar and add to that for Contacts? How many categories is one
able to have?
I anticipated a learning curve with the new product. I find it to be an
adventure at times, and at other times a genuine challenge (borderline
frustration). How exciting!
Again, Milly, I thank you for your time.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook 2003 Calendar Colors have been vastly revamped in Outlook 2007. You can have as many categories as you like and assign each one a different color. Your categories in contacts will have no effect on the calendar coloring options.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Wanda Jo asked:

| Thank you, Milly. I know next to nothing about categories. I did use
| colored labels in a previous version of Outlook Calendar, and plan to
| continue doing so in Outlook 2007. My OE address book "folders" had
| names that did not coincide with the colored labels I used in Outlook
| Calendar. My question then, is: if I use categories in Contacts, what
| will happen to Categories/Labels in Calendar? Will I be able to
| maintain my former colored labels from Calendar and add to that for
| Contacts? How many categories is one able to have?
| I anticipated a learning curve with the new product. I find it to be
| an adventure at times, and at other times a genuine challenge
| (borderline frustration). How exciting!
| Again, Milly, I thank you for your time.
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| CAtegories are best used for sorting in Outlook.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Wanda Jo asked:
||
||| I just switched from Outlook Express to Outlook 2007. In OE I had my
||| email addresses stored in folders under my contacts, according to
||| roles in my life, such as family, friends, colleagues,
||| miscellaneous, etc. I "lost" some addresses in the switch, as well
||| as my folders for sorting. I've searched help online, yet cannot
||| figure out how to sort addresses in a fashion similar to the
||| "comfortable" method I used in Outlook Express. Are groups or
||| folders possible? Or does it make more sense to use the location
||| field or the Company field? This is my first post in any forum
||| whatsoever, so if I have missed something in the online help,
||| please forgive me and offer the correct direction. Thank you.

 

[Guest]

Excellent! I'll give categories a try and do some experimenting.
Thanks so much, Milly!