Possibility to color-code mail folders in Outlook

[Guest]

I would like to see a feature in Outlook where I can change mail folder text
color and font properties. Enabling color-coded folders and user-defined
folder appearance would help building a more effective and personalized
folder structure, especially when you have 100+ folders to scroll and move
between. The mail folder icons could also be made user-definable for
ultimate personalization.

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[Guest]

I've been trying to find a way of doing this, and whole-heartedly agree with
your suggestion. Even if you could just alternate colors or shading between
successive folders, it would be a great help.

Todd

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[Guest]

All they have to do is enable the same functionality as the Windows Explorer
has. This would definitely enhance the user's ability to organize their data.

 

[glennn.php]

it's really kind of amazing that they DIDN'T anticipate the desire for such a
feature...

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

They know people want it, but the cost of making it work was too high for
current versions - other features are more useful and less costly to
implement. Time will tell if it made the feature cut in the next version.

 

[glennn.php]

yes, i can certainly see how that could be a factor, given Microsoft's
limited profit margin.

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

It has nothing to do with their profit margin. Individual products do not
have unlimited time and resources to add features so they have to pick and
choose. Part of the process involves assigning the value of the developers
time to add/change the feature, additional bugs it might introduce and the
number of people who want each feature. They use this to triage the
features and determine what gets done and what gets pushed back for the next
version.

Changing the folder icons is not like in windows explorer - a lot more is
involved in doing it in Outlook.

 

[Tylast]

Any chance of some plugin that can do this?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

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After furious head scratching, Tylast asked:

| Any chance of some plugin that can do this?

 

[SaSo]

I've been searching for a way to do this and I am very disappointed to see
this post since it means the feature doesn't exist! It's been harder and
harder to organize my Outlook content. I am now looking at other options
like having my work mail forwarded to a gmail account. I just can't deal
with having to waste two minutes looking for the folder to stick each message
into - and I am just a simple clerk with a relatively low email volume
(20-30/day). An hour a day I could spend doing something useful.

 

[R. Howells]

I strongly agree! I've wanted colored folders since using a Mac 15 years
ago.

One suggestion: Sometimes I mark an item in a folder as "unread" and the
folder becomes BOLD. It's easier to find a folder if only a few that I'm
currently using a lot are BOLD. I also use ALL CAPS for some folders so that
they stand out. This work-around isn't as great as your suggestion would be,
but it does help.

 

[AMurray]

I agree - I have been searching for this function somewhere. They included
the color-coding options for the categories - need to extend that to the
folders. I am a very visual person and use icons and colors a lot to
streamline.

 

[Fruitless01]

I would like to see a feature in Outlook where I can change mail folder text
color and font properties. Enabling color-coded folders and user-defined
folder appearance would help building a more effective and personalized
folder structure, especially when you have 100+ folders to scroll and move
between. The mail folder icons could also be made user-definable for
ultimate personalization.

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[Fruitless01]

I totally agree and have been looking for such features for countless years!

 

[Nancy P]

Thanks for these suggestions, and reading this thread decreases my
frustration that this option does not exist, at least I am not alone! It is
unbelievable to me that this didn't get added to Outlook 2007 -- dare we hope
for 2010? Like someone else in this thread, I have been wanting this option
for over 10 years!

There are so many fancy features in Outlook that just don't fit into my way
of working -- but color coding the folders would make a WORLD of difference
to me!!!

Nancy

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

Thanks for these suggestions, and reading this thread decreases my
frustration that this option does not exist, at least I am not alone! It is
unbelievable to me that this didn't get added to Outlook 2007 -- dare we
hope
for 2010?

Outlook 2010 won't do that, either.

 

[MMalay]

Nope - Sorry Kids- I am using outlook 2010 (not yet released) and it STILL
doesnt have the color code feature. I am in sales and create a separate
folder for each client to store emails and documents. When integrating
Outlook with Microsoft CRM, i have what seems like THOUSANDS of folders to
scroll through. My left nav pane looks like a circus becasue the only thing i
can do to try to draw attention to the folder label i am looking for is to
add symbols or CAPS the title. Its rediculous looking. And still doesnt help
all that much. I NEED COLORS! I am PRAYING Microsoft adds the ability to
color the Text, or highlight the text for a folder name so i can find some
peace and organization. Its not happening in Outlook 2010, maybe by 2015
Microsoft will figure out how to use the tools of "word" to highlight the
title.
Grrrrrrr....