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Dow

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Jul 30, 2007, 10:28:02 AM7/30/07
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Is it possible to control Outlooks list of categories so that all users see
the same list of categories?

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Jul 30, 2007, 10:43:56 AM7/30/07
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In what version of Outlook?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


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Dow

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Jul 30, 2007, 11:46:02 AM7/30/07
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Sorry, Outlook 2003. Thanks.

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Jul 30, 2007, 12:29:25 PM7/30/07
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In Outlook 2003, each user's master category list is stored in the WIndows registry, so replacing it would remove any user-created categories. See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


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> Outlook 2003.

Abe

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Jul 30, 2007, 6:58:03 PM7/30/07
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How about doing this for Outlook 2007?

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Jul 30, 2007, 7:39:03 PM7/30/07
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In Outlook 2007, there's a group policy setting in the Outlk12.adm for appending categories.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


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> How about doing this for Outlook 2007?
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> In what version of Outlook?

>>

Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]

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Jul 31, 2007, 12:26:26 PM7/31/07
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Sue, do you know any disadvantages of that method?

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Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Organize eMails:
<http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6>

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Jul 31, 2007, 3:23:58 PM7/31/07
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I can't think of any, since it's supposed to append, not overwrite.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" <m...@mvps.org> wrote in message news:10w1y8k5aoosd.ny4dyf6fv45w$.dlg@40tude.net...


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>
> Sue, do you know any disadvantages of that method?

>

Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]

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Aug 1, 2007, 1:05:56 AM8/1/07
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So it's possible to deploy categories to all OL 07 clients, say once a day,
isn't it?

(I'm asked to develop an addin for that. But it seems that it wouldn't be
necessary.)

--
Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Organize eMails:
<http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6>

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Aug 1, 2007, 8:30:04 AM8/1/07
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Using GPO, categories would be updated whenever Outlook starts. If you wanted to do it once a day or be able to refresh the list on demand, that would be a good add-in. More importantly, though, the GPO setting just does the category names, not colors. An add-in that facilitated central deployment of category names *and* colors would probably be very well received, particularly by organizations that used category color-coding extensively in public calendar folders.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]" <m...@mvps.org> wrote in message news:1fsfh5mcjl7ef.1...@40tude.net...


>
>
> So it's possible to deploy categories to all OL 07 clients, say once a day,
> isn't it?
>
> (I'm asked to develop an addin for that. But it seems that it wouldn't be
> necessary.)

> Am Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:23:58 -0400 schrieb Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]:
>
>> I can't think of any, since it's supposed to append, not overwrite.
>>

Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]

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Aug 1, 2007, 10:40:52 AM8/1/07
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Thanks a lot, Sue! So, we started already to develop that useful tool.

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Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Organize eMails:
<http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6>

msc...@gmail.com

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Aug 8, 2007, 8:37:53 AM8/8/07
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Dear Sue

On 1 Aug., 14:30, you wrote:
> An add-in that facilitated central deployment of category names *and* colors would probably be very well received, particularly by organizations that used category color-coding extensively in public calendar folders.

Is there any other way to distribute the colors?

Mirko

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

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Aug 8, 2007, 9:52:10 AM8/8/07
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Are you asking if there is anything built into Outlook to do this? No, there isn't. That's why it would require some other application.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


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Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]

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Oct 26, 2007, 2:43:21 PM10/26/07
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Mirko, please see the new Category Manager (link in my signature). You can
have a central category list, synchronize category colors; force users to
assign categories and much more.

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Viele Gruesse / Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook

Synchronize Outlook Categories:
<http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6>

Bod

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Dec 14, 2009, 4:58:01 PM12/14/09
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This is a bit backwards, but I want to assign a category to an outlook item,
but NOT have it added to the master categories list. Whe I'm in an email, I
don't see the box to just type in a category - I seem to have to make a "New"
one in the master list. Am I doing this wrong?

VanguardLH

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Dec 14, 2009, 8:30:54 PM12/14/09
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Bod wrote:

> This is a bit backwards, but I want to assign a category to an outlook item,
> but NOT have it added to the master categories list. Whe I'm in an email, I
> don't see the box to just type in a category - I seem to have to make a "New"
> one in the master list. Am I doing this wrong?

You are attempting to hijack someone else's thread. You are also hijacking
a */2-year old/* thread. Start your own NEW thread to discuss your separate
problem.

As to your inquiry, nothing requires that you *leave* a category defined in
the master list after you have used it in a rule. You can assign categories
that do not exist in the master list. Create your rule. In the clause
where you assign a category, create a new one. Save the rule. When you are
done with defining rules and have Okayed your way out, go edit the master
list to remove the category. The rule will assign a category with that name
to the matching e-mail although that category isn't currently in the master
list.

You will have to temporarily create a new category. Once you have defined
the rule and applied the changes to define that new rule, you can remove the
temp category from the master list.

Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]

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Dec 15, 2009, 5:04:48 AM12/15/09
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With Outlook 07 the possibility to enter a keyword directly has been
removed. This VBA sample gives it back to you:
http://www.vboffice.net/sample.html?mnu=2&lang=en&smp=80&cmd=showitem

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Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook

Manage and share your categories:
<http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?pub=6&lang=en>

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