Applying labels in outlook 2002

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Lady Dungeness

I've got some items on my calendar. They are assigned to Personal, Medical,
Holiday categories. Can I have a different color label for each? Right
now, they are all yellow.

For National Holidays/Bank holidays, is there a way to color the whole day a
different color?

I'm a 2-week-old Outlook user. ;-)
 
L

Lady Dungeness

I've read that article before. What I want is for the color to be set
automatically -- as soon as I assign category "Medical" to an appointment,
for example, the color turns black and blue; or whatever.

Lady D

| Yes, labels can be different colors. You can either use custom views to
| assign labels to categories or set the labels directly on the items.
| http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/colorcal.htm
|
| No, not in outlook 2002.
|
| --
| Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
|
| Outlook Tips by email:
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
|
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|
| | > I've got some items on my calendar. They are assigned to Personal,
| > Medical,
| > Holiday categories. Can I have a different color label for each? Right
| > now, they are all yellow.
| >
| > For National Holidays/Bank holidays, is there a way to color the whole
day
| > a
| > different color?
| >
| > I'm a 2-week-old Outlook user. ;-)
| >
| > --
| > Lady Dungeness
| > Crabby, but Great Legs!
| >
| >
 
D

Diane Poremsky

Outlook's labels and categories don't offer that ability - unless you use a
custom view. The color is not actually applied to the item though - if you
change views or move the item to a new folder you "lose" the label color.

Outlook 2007's color categories will do it.

Access the custom view menu:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/custom_views.htm
 
L

Lady Dungeness

I read that. I have already done a little customization. But how do I
customize so that holidays are one color, appointments another, etc etc?
Please. :)

Lady D


| Outlook's labels and categories don't offer that ability - unless you use
a
| custom view. The color is not actually applied to the item though - if you
| change views or move the item to a new folder you "lose" the label color.
|
| Outlook 2007's color categories will do it.
|
| Access the custom view menu:
| http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/custom_views.htm
|
| --
| Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
|
| Outlook Tips by email:
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
|
| Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
| | > I've read that article before. What I want is for the color to be set
| > automatically -- as soon as I assign category "Medical" to an
appointment,
| > for example, the color turns black and blue; or whatever.
| >
| > Lady D
| >
| > | > | Yes, labels can be different colors. You can either use custom views
to
| > | assign labels to categories or set the labels directly on the items.
| > | http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/colorcal.htm
| > |
| > | No, not in outlook 2002.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| > | Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| > | Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| > | Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
| > |
| > | Outlook Tips by email:
| > | (e-mail address removed)
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
| > | (e-mail address removed)
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > I've got some items on my calendar. They are assigned to Personal,
| > | > Medical,
| > | > Holiday categories. Can I have a different color label for each?
| > Right
| > | > now, they are all yellow.
| > | >
| > | > For National Holidays/Bank holidays, is there a way to color the
whole
| > day
| > | > a
| > | > different color?
| > | >
| > | > I'm a 2-week-old Outlook user. ;-)
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Lady Dungeness
| > | > Crabby, but Great Legs!
| > | >
| > | >
| >
 
D

Diane Poremsky

you either need to apply a label to each item or create a custom view and
set up automatic formatting based on the category.

to quickly change labels, use a group by label view (you'll need to create
it) and drag items to it. You can use a by category view and add a subgroup
of labels - label one in each category and drag to the label groups.




Lady Dungeness said:
I read that. I have already done a little customization. But how do I
customize so that holidays are one color, appointments another, etc etc?
Please. :)

Lady D


| Outlook's labels and categories don't offer that ability - unless you
use
a
| custom view. The color is not actually applied to the item though - if
you
| change views or move the item to a new folder you "lose" the label
color.
|
| Outlook 2007's color categories will do it.
|
| Access the custom view menu:
| http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/custom_views.htm
|
| --
| Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
|
| Outlook Tips by email:
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
|
| Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
| | > I've read that article before. What I want is for the color to be set
| > automatically -- as soon as I assign category "Medical" to an
appointment,
| > for example, the color turns black and blue; or whatever.
| >
| > Lady D
| >
| > | > | Yes, labels can be different colors. You can either use custom views
to
| > | assign labels to categories or set the labels directly on the items.
| > | http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/colorcal.htm
| > |
| > | No, not in outlook 2002.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| > | Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| > | Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| > | Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
| > |
| > | Outlook Tips by email:
| > | (e-mail address removed)
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
| > | (e-mail address removed)
| > |
| > |
message
| > | | > | > I've got some items on my calendar. They are assigned to
Personal,
| > | > Medical,
| > | > Holiday categories. Can I have a different color label for each?
| > Right
| > | > now, they are all yellow.
| > | >
| > | > For National Holidays/Bank holidays, is there a way to color the
whole
| > day
| > | > a
| > | > different color?
| > | >
| > | > I'm a 2-week-old Outlook user. ;-)
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Lady Dungeness
| > | > Crabby, but Great Legs!
| > | >
| > | >
| >
 
L

Lady Dungeness

OK. Thanks. I'll work on that for a while.

Lady D


| you either need to apply a label to each item or create a custom view and
| set up automatic formatting based on the category.
|
| to quickly change labels, use a group by label view (you'll need to create
| it) and drag items to it. You can use a by category view and add a
subgroup
| of labels - label one in each category and drag to the label groups.
|
| --
| Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
|
| Outlook Tips by email:
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
|
| Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
| | >I read that. I have already done a little customization. But how do I
| > customize so that holidays are one color, appointments another, etc etc?
| > Please. :)
| >
| > Lady D
| >
| >
| > | > | Outlook's labels and categories don't offer that ability - unless you
| > use
| > a
| > | custom view. The color is not actually applied to the item though - if
| > you
| > | change views or move the item to a new folder you "lose" the label
| > color.
| > |
| > | Outlook 2007's color categories will do it.
| > |
| > | Access the custom view menu:
| > | http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/custom_views.htm
| > |
| > | --
| > | Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| > | Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| > | Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| > | Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
| > |
| > | Outlook Tips by email:
| > | (e-mail address removed)
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
| > | (e-mail address removed)
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > I've read that article before. What I want is for the color to be
set
| > | > automatically -- as soon as I assign category "Medical" to an
| > appointment,
| > | > for example, the color turns black and blue; or whatever.
| > | >
| > | > Lady D
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | Yes, labels can be different colors. You can either use custom
views
| > to
| > | > | assign labels to categories or set the labels directly on the
items.
| > | > | http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/colorcal.htm
| > | > |
| > | > | No, not in outlook 2002.
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
| > | > | Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
| > | > | Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
| > | > | Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
| > | > |
| > | > | Outlook Tips by email:
| > | > | (e-mail address removed)
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
| > | > | (e-mail address removed)
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > message
| > | > | | > | > | > I've got some items on my calendar. They are assigned to
| > Personal,
| > | > | > Medical,
| > | > | > Holiday categories. Can I have a different color label for
each?
| > | > Right
| > | > | > now, they are all yellow.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > For National Holidays/Bank holidays, is there a way to color the
| > whole
| > | > day
| > | > | > a
| > | > | > different color?
| > | > | >
| > | > | > I'm a 2-week-old Outlook user. ;-)
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > Lady Dungeness
| > | > | > Crabby, but Great Legs!
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| >
 

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