Do rules/colors not apply in search & other folders..?

[bmuse21]

OUTLOOK 2003 -- I've defined several rules which color messages in my Inbox.
But when these same messages are viewed via a search folder, or when they are
moved to a different Inbox subfolder, the colors are gone. It's like I have
to re-create every single rule for every single subfolder or search folder.

Is this right? Am I missing something?

I've been experimenting with Thunderbird -- when you create a rule in TBird,
it applies to every folder & subfolder, and messages stay colored no matter
what folder you view them from.

I'm hoping this isn't a shortcoming in Outlook -- if so, it's a big one in
my book.

Thanks very much for any help!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Yes, but then you must modify the default view template (Messages) instead
of only customizing the view of the current folder;
View-> Arrange By-> Current View-. Define Views

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OUTLOOK 2003 -- I've defined several rules which color messages in my Inbox.
But when these same messages are viewed via a search folder, or when they
are
moved to a different Inbox subfolder, the colors are gone. It's like I have
to re-create every single rule for every single subfolder or search folder.

Is this right? Am I missing something?

I've been experimenting with Thunderbird -- when you create a rule in TBird,
it applies to every folder & subfolder, and messages stay colored no matter
what folder you view them from.

I'm hoping this isn't a shortcoming in Outlook -- if so, it's a big one in
my book.

Thanks very much for any help!

 

[bmuse21]

Thank you, Roady, very much! I think that did it!

Great to know it's there -- but wow, I would never have found that. Outlook
is powerful, but sometimes things are more complex than they should be.

I really appreciate your expertise. Thank you.