Reassign or rename a category in Outlook 2003

[Phil Rabichow]

I would like to change all my tasks & contacts that are in a particular
category to a new category. I know how to create a new master category & I
know how to view everything by category & then drag the old to the new.

What I can't figure out is an easy way to delete the old category in each of
the tasks & contacts, even though it doesn't exist in the master category.
Can anyone suggest a way...other than opening each contact & task & manually
deleting the old category?

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

That's very easy with Category Manager, for the download see the link in my
signature.

From the new toolbar, click the first button, then File/Select Folder, and
open the concerned folders. In that view, if you right click items and drag
them to another category, you can decide whether to copy or move the items.

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Am Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:09:21 -0700 schrieb Phil Rabichow:

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

group by category, select the items in the category and right click,
categories, remove the wrong one...
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2003/20030715.htm

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[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I would like to change all my tasks & contacts that are in a particular
category to a new category. I know how to create a new master category & I
know how to view everything by category & then drag the old to the new.

What I can't figure out is an easy way to delete the old category in each of
the tasks & contacts, even though it doesn't exist in the master category.
Can anyone suggest a way...other than opening each contact & task & manually
deleting the old category?

Select all the entries you wish to recategorise, then right-click the
selection and choose Categories. Make your changes.

 

[Phil Rabichow]

Wow, that was easy! Thank you so much to everyone who responded.
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Phil

group by category, select the items in the category and right click,
categories, remove the wrong one...
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2003/20030715.htm

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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I would like to change all my tasks & contacts that are in a particular
category to a new category. I know how to create a new master category &
I
know how to view everything by category & then drag the old to the new.

What I can't figure out is an easy way to delete the old category in each
of
the tasks & contacts, even though it doesn't exist in the master category.
Can anyone suggest a way...other than opening each contact & task &
manually
deleting the old category?