Having two simultaneous color codes for email

[jmk59]

Is there a way to format an incoming email two different ways at the same
time?

I want to color code emails incoming from certain senders and know how to do
that. I also want to format unread emails as bold font, and know how to do
that.

However, I don't know how to have both in play at the same time. Everytime
I do one rule, it cancels out the other. I thought I had it at one point,
but now I can't seem to get it back.

I want to have mail from Person X be blue. When it comes in, it is bold
font blue as long as it is unread. Once I read it, it becomes regular blue -
no bold font. And so on and so forth for whatever colors or non-colors I've
assigned - anything unread is bold regardless of color, and anything read is
non-bold regardless of color.

There has to be a way to do this, right?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

That should be the default behavior. Color coding is automatic formatting
in a customized view. See the automatic formatting and customize view
sections at http://outlook-tips.net/beginner/autoformat.htm for help adding
the rules directly to a view.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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[jmk59]

Hi Diane,

Thanks very much for the quick response. I think that's why I had it at one
point and lost it. I think I somehow took the bold font for unreads out of
the default settings and now I can't remember how to put it back. If bold
font is default for unreads, then I can color code senders and have both
color and bold/unbold at the same time.

The problem is that I can't figure out where to find the defaults so I can
put the bold/unread back.

Thx so much,

That should be the default behavior. Color coding is automatic formatting
in a customized view. See the automatic formatting and customize view
sections at http://outlook-tips.net/beginner/autoformat.htm for help adding
the rules directly to a view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Is there a way to format an incoming email two different ways at the same
time?

I want to color code emails incoming from certain senders and know how to
do
that. I also want to format unread emails as bold font, and know how to
do
that.

However, I don't know how to have both in play at the same time.
Everytime
I do one rule, it cancels out the other. I thought I had it at one
point,
but now I can't seem to get it back.

I want to have mail from Person X be blue. When it comes in, it is bold
font blue as long as it is unread. Once I read it, it becomes regular
blue -
no bold font. And so on and so forth for whatever colors or non-colors
I've
assigned - anything unread is bold regardless of color, and anything read
is
non-bold regardless of color.

There has to be a way to do this, right?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Do you have many rules to color mail? The easiest fix is to reset the view
then add the color formatting back. Right click on the row of field names
and choose Custom, then Reset. Then change the automatic formatting.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Hi Diane,

Thanks very much for the quick response. I think that's why I had it at
one
point and lost it. I think I somehow took the bold font for unreads out
of
the default settings and now I can't remember how to put it back. If bold
font is default for unreads, then I can color code senders and have both
color and bold/unbold at the same time.

The problem is that I can't figure out where to find the defaults so I can
put the bold/unread back.

Thx so much,

That should be the default behavior. Color coding is automatic
formatting
in a customized view. See the automatic formatting and customize view
sections at http://outlook-tips.net/beginner/autoformat.htm for help
adding
the rules directly to a view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Is there a way to format an incoming email two different ways at the
same
time?

I want to color code emails incoming from certain senders and know how
to
do
that. I also want to format unread emails as bold font, and know how
to
do
that.

However, I don't know how to have both in play at the same time.
Everytime
I do one rule, it cancels out the other. I thought I had it at one
point,
but now I can't seem to get it back.

I want to have mail from Person X be blue. When it comes in, it is
bold
font blue as long as it is unread. Once I read it, it becomes regular
blue -
no bold font. And so on and so forth for whatever colors or non-colors
I've
assigned - anything unread is bold regardless of color, and anything
read
is
non-bold regardless of color.

There has to be a way to do this, right?

Thanks in advance.

 

[jmk59]

Boom! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much for your help.

J

Do you have many rules to color mail? The easiest fix is to reset the view
then add the color formatting back. Right click on the row of field names
and choose Custom, then Reset. Then change the automatic formatting.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Hi Diane,

Thanks very much for the quick response. I think that's why I had it at
one
point and lost it. I think I somehow took the bold font for unreads out
of
the default settings and now I can't remember how to put it back. If bold
font is default for unreads, then I can color code senders and have both
color and bold/unbold at the same time.

The problem is that I can't figure out where to find the defaults so I can
put the bold/unread back.

Thx so much,

That should be the default behavior. Color coding is automatic
formatting
in a customized view. See the automatic formatting and customize view
sections at http://outlook-tips.net/beginner/autoformat.htm for help
adding
the rules directly to a view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Is there a way to format an incoming email two different ways at the
same
time?

I want to color code emails incoming from certain senders and know how
to
do
that. I also want to format unread emails as bold font, and know how
to
do
that.

However, I don't know how to have both in play at the same time.
Everytime
I do one rule, it cancels out the other. I thought I had it at one
point,
but now I can't seem to get it back.

I want to have mail from Person X be blue. When it comes in, it is
bold
font blue as long as it is unread. Once I read it, it becomes regular
blue -
no bold font. And so on and so forth for whatever colors or non-colors
I've
assigned - anything unread is bold regardless of color, and anything
read
is
non-bold regardless of color.

There has to be a way to do this, right?

Thanks in advance.