Folders query in Outlook 2003

[Kolin Tregaskes]

In Outlook Express whenever you open it up it automatically opened folders
that had unread messages in them regardless of whether you have closed the
folders the last time you were in Outlook Express.

This is great, but how do you set up Outlook 2003 to do the same thing? I
have to keep opening up the folders every time.

Kol

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

outlook 2003 should open folders when rules move new messages to them but
we're seeing problems with some accounts, especially exchange server. what
kind of account and server are you using?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


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[Kolin Tregaskes]

That works fine, but I close Outlook and open it up and all the folders
close regardless of whether they have unread messages in them or not, such a
pain. :-(

I think I'll have to go back to OE as this rate. :-(

My accounts are POP3, I have one IMAP and 2 HTTPMail accounts, but I'm not
worried about them (though it would be nice for them to be open when I open
Outlook).

Is it because I've exported my messages and folders from OE to Outlook?
Should I just start from scratch and create a new PST and new folders (and
hope it all works).

Kol
---------

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outlook 2003 should open folders when rules move new messages to them but
we're seeing problems with some accounts, especially exchange server. what
kind of account and server are you using?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

In Outlook Express whenever you open it up it automatically opened folders
that had unread messages in them regardless of whether you have closed the
folders the last time you were in Outlook Express.

This is great, but how do you set up Outlook 2003 to do the same thing? I
have to keep opening up the folders every time.

Kol

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I don;t think exporting makes a difference - it should work the same
regardless of how the folders where first populated.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
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That works fine, but I close Outlook and open it up and all the folders
close regardless of whether they have unread messages in them or not, such
a
pain. :-(

I think I'll have to go back to OE as this rate. :-(

My accounts are POP3, I have one IMAP and 2 HTTPMail accounts, but I'm not
worried about them (though it would be nice for them to be open when I
open
Outlook).

Is it because I've exported my messages and folders from OE to Outlook?
Should I just start from scratch and create a new PST and new folders (and
hope it all works).

Kol
---------

What has four legs and an arm? A happy pit bull.

outlook 2003 should open folders when rules move new messages to them but
we're seeing problems with some accounts, especially exchange server.
what
kind of account and server are you using?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

In Outlook Express whenever you open it up it automatically opened folders
that had unread messages in them regardless of whether you have closed the
folders the last time you were in Outlook Express.

This is great, but how do you set up Outlook 2003 to do the same thing? I
have to keep opening up the folders every time.

Kol

 

[Kolin Tregaskes]

Apart from that importing in Outlook doesn't import dates and times for the
messages?

Kol
---------

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Boris Yeltsin

I don;t think exporting makes a difference - it should work the same
regardless of how the folders where first populated.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

That works fine, but I close Outlook and open it up and all the folders
close regardless of whether they have unread messages in them or not, such
a
pain. :-(

I think I'll have to go back to OE as this rate. :-(

My accounts are POP3, I have one IMAP and 2 HTTPMail accounts, but I'm not
worried about them (though it would be nice for them to be open when I
open
Outlook).

Is it because I've exported my messages and folders from OE to Outlook?
Should I just start from scratch and create a new PST and new folders (and
hope it all works).

Kol
---------

What has four legs and an arm? A happy pit bull.

outlook 2003 should open folders when rules move new messages to them but
we're seeing problems with some accounts, especially exchange server.
what
kind of account and server are you using?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

In Outlook Express whenever you open it up it automatically opened folders
that had unread messages in them regardless of whether you have

closed
the

folders the last time you were in Outlook Express.

This is great, but how do you set up Outlook 2003 to do the same

thing?
I

have to keep opening up the folders every time.

Kol

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Outlook imports the dates, it just doesn't display them correctly.

Did you use Import in Outlook or Export from OE? I read "exported my
messages and folders from OE to Outlook" as doing the export from OE. If you
used Import in Outlook, it's certainly well worth trying an export from OE -
the received dates will be correct if you export from OE. Messages imported
will have the same modified date, so you can sort by the modified date and
delete them.

 

[Kolin Tregaskes]

I did export, but it's obviously not exported ALL my messages. :-(

Kol
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