Using imported categories.

[nojo901]

Many apologies if this has been asked before but......
I have imported approx 1,000 contacts from Office 2000. Each was grouped
into about 10 different custom categories I set up.
Office 2007 groups them by the same categories - great.
BUT
The category button at the top only allows me to categorise new categories
into pretty colours.
Not so great.
I am probably missing something here, but is there a solution please - I'd
like to keep using my old categories.
Many thanks.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Many apologies if this has been asked before but......
I have imported approx 1,000 contacts from Office 2000. Each was
grouped into about 10 different custom categories I set up.
Office 2007 groups them by the same categories - great.
BUT
The category button at the top only allows me to categorise new
categories into pretty colours.
Not so great.
I am probably missing something here, but is there a solution please
- I'd like to keep using my old categories.
Many thanks.

Did you right-click the root of your data store and choose Update to Color
Categories?

By the way, importing is never the way to transwfer data from one Outlook
instance to another. You lose data when you do.

 

[nojo901]

Thank you Brian.
I am a little unclear what you mean by "the root of my date store".
Apologies for the ignorance on my part!

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

the top spot on your Folder List just above the Calendar folder - it may say
Mailbox: surname, firstname.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

There are various articles about using Outlook here:
www.judygleeson.com/articles.aspx
Canberra, Australia

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each
other?"
George Eliot

 

[nojo901]

Thank you - that worked brilliantly!
Nick

the top spot on your Folder List just above the Calendar folder - it may say
Mailbox: surname, firstname.

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

There are various articles about using Outlook here:
www.judygleeson.com/articles.aspx
Canberra, Australia

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each
other?"
George Eliot