How to change highlight color when message flagged?

[Greg]

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in Outlook, but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual color that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even though I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the color of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at least the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to reproduce) it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

 

[Greg]

Hi,

Sorry about that, I made assumptions. My users are using Outlook 2003
connected to an Exchange 2003 sp2 server, and most users are running in cache
mode. Below are the steps I used to create different color flags.

1. In Outlook, right-click any toolbar, and then click Customize.
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New, and then, after you name the toolbar,
drag that toolbar to where you want it to be.
3. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under Categories, click
Actions, and then drag a flag, such as the red flag, to the new toolbar.
4. Right-click the flag in the new toolbar, and then on the shortcut menu,
click Edit Button Image.

Those steps allow me to add flags of different colors, but the Highlight
color is still one of the default colors. So my question is can the Highlight
color be changed to match the new flag color?

If you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks,

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at least the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to reproduce) it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in Outlook,
but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual color
that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even though I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the color
of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[Roady [MVP]]

No, that is not possible. The Toolbar display icon is separate from the
command that is behind it (which is to display a certain color of flag).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Hi,

Sorry about that, I made assumptions. My users are using Outlook 2003
connected to an Exchange 2003 sp2 server, and most users are running in
cache
mode. Below are the steps I used to create different color flags.

1. In Outlook, right-click any toolbar, and then click Customize.
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New, and then, after you name the toolbar,
drag that toolbar to where you want it to be.
3. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under Categories,
click
Actions, and then drag a flag, such as the red flag, to the new toolbar.
4. Right-click the flag in the new toolbar, and then on the shortcut menu,
click Edit Button Image.

Those steps allow me to add flags of different colors, but the Highlight
color is still one of the default colors. So my question is can the
Highlight
color be changed to match the new flag color?

If you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks,

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at least the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to reproduce)
it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in Outlook,
but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual
color
that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even though
I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the
color
of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[Greg]

Thanks, do you know if this is still a limitation in O2K7 (Outlook 2007)?

No, that is not possible. The Toolbar display icon is separate from the
command that is behind it (which is to display a certain color of flag).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Hi,

Sorry about that, I made assumptions. My users are using Outlook 2003
connected to an Exchange 2003 sp2 server, and most users are running in
cache
mode. Below are the steps I used to create different color flags.

1. In Outlook, right-click any toolbar, and then click Customize.
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New, and then, after you name the toolbar,
drag that toolbar to where you want it to be.
3. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under Categories,
click
Actions, and then drag a flag, such as the red flag, to the new toolbar.
4. Right-click the flag in the new toolbar, and then on the shortcut menu,
click Edit Button Image.

Those steps allow me to add flags of different colors, but the Highlight
color is still one of the default colors. So my question is can the
Highlight
color be changed to match the new flag color?

If you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks,

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at least the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to reproduce)
it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in Outlook,
but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual
color
that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even though
I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the
color
of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[Roady [MVP]]

In Outlook 2007 the model of flagging, categorizing and color coding emails
has been revised completely. Instead of color coding by flags, color coding
is now based on categories and yes, there are many more colors to choose
from now (25).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Thanks, do you know if this is still a limitation in O2K7 (Outlook 2007)?

No, that is not possible. The Toolbar display icon is separate from the
command that is behind it (which is to display a certain color of flag).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Hi,

Sorry about that, I made assumptions. My users are using Outlook 2003
connected to an Exchange 2003 sp2 server, and most users are running in
cache
mode. Below are the steps I used to create different color flags.

1. In Outlook, right-click any toolbar, and then click Customize.
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New, and then, after you name the
toolbar,
drag that toolbar to where you want it to be.
3. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under Categories,
click
Actions, and then drag a flag, such as the red flag, to the new
toolbar.
4. Right-click the flag in the new toolbar, and then on the shortcut
menu,
click Edit Button Image.

Those steps allow me to add flags of different colors, but the
Highlight
color is still one of the default colors. So my question is can the
Highlight
color be changed to match the new flag color?

If you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks,

:

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at least
the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to
reproduce)
it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in
Outlook,
but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual
color
that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even
though
I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the
color
of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option
to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[normaep]

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in Outlook, but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual color that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even though I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the color of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[normaep]

In Outlook 2007 the model of flagging, categorizing and color coding emails
has been revised completely. Instead of color coding by flags, color coding
is now based on categories and yes, there are many more colors to choose
from now (25).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Thanks, do you know if this is still a limitation in O2K7 (Outlook 2007)?

No, that is not possible. The Toolbar display icon is separate from the
command that is behind it (which is to display a certain color of flag).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Hi,

Sorry about that, I made assumptions. My users are using Outlook 2003
connected to an Exchange 2003 sp2 server, and most users are running in
cache
mode. Below are the steps I used to create different color flags.

1. In Outlook, right-click any toolbar, and then click Customize.
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New, and then, after you name the
toolbar,
drag that toolbar to where you want it to be.
3. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under Categories,
click
Actions, and then drag a flag, such as the red flag, to the new
toolbar.
4. Right-click the flag in the new toolbar, and then on the shortcut
menu,
click Edit Button Image.

Those steps allow me to add flags of different colors, but the
Highlight
color is still one of the default colors. So my question is can the
Highlight
color be changed to match the new flag color?

If you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks,

:

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at least
the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to
reproduce)
it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in
Outlook,
but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual
color
that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even
though
I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the
color
of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option
to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[normaep]

But can you grab a category colored box and put it on your toolbar and just
click on it while you're on an email line? I can't seem to be able to do
this. New to 2007. But used to be able to do this with the colored flags.
In other words, I would want like a yellow box to mean BIRDS and the red box
to mean DOGS (as an example). And when an email comes in about a poodle I
would click on the red category box.

In Outlook 2007 the model of flagging, categorizing and color coding emails
has been revised completely. Instead of color coding by flags, color coding
is now based on categories and yes, there are many more colors to choose
from now (25).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Thanks, do you know if this is still a limitation in O2K7 (Outlook 2007)?

No, that is not possible. The Toolbar display icon is separate from the
command that is behind it (which is to display a certain color of flag).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Hi,

Sorry about that, I made assumptions. My users are using Outlook 2003
connected to an Exchange 2003 sp2 server, and most users are running in
cache
mode. Below are the steps I used to create different color flags.

1. In Outlook, right-click any toolbar, and then click Customize.
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New, and then, after you name the
toolbar,
drag that toolbar to where you want it to be.
3. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under Categories,
click
Actions, and then drag a flag, such as the red flag, to the new
toolbar.
4. Right-click the flag in the new toolbar, and then on the shortcut
menu,
click Edit Button Image.

Those steps allow me to add flags of different colors, but the
Highlight
color is still one of the default colors. So my question is can the
Highlight
color be changed to match the new flag color?

If you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks,

:

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at least
the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to
reproduce)
it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in
Outlook,
but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the actual
color
that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even
though
I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is the
color
of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the option
to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You can assign keyboard shortcuts to categories or right-click the square
next to the flag icon to select your category of choice.



-----

But can you grab a category colored box and put it on your toolbar and
just
click on it while you're on an email line? I can't seem to be able to do
this. New to 2007. But used to be able to do this with the colored
flags.
In other words, I would want like a yellow box to mean BIRDS and the red
box
to mean DOGS (as an example). And when an email comes in about a poodle I
would click on the red category box.

In Outlook 2007 the model of flagging, categorizing and color coding
emails
has been revised completely. Instead of color coding by flags, color
coding
is now based on categories and yes, there are many more colors to choose
from now (25).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


-----

Thanks, do you know if this is still a limitation in O2K7 (Outlook
2007)?

:

No, that is not possible. The Toolbar display icon is separate from
the
command that is behind it (which is to display a certain color of
flag).

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Hi,

Sorry about that, I made assumptions. My users are using Outlook
2003
connected to an Exchange 2003 sp2 server, and most users are running
in
cache
mode. Below are the steps I used to create different color flags.

1. In Outlook, right-click any toolbar, and then click Customize.
2. On the Toolbars tab, click New, and then, after you name the
toolbar,
drag that toolbar to where you want it to be.
3. In the Customize dialog box, on the Commands tab, under
Categories,
click
Actions, and then drag a flag, such as the red flag, to the new
toolbar.
4. Right-click the flag in the new toolbar, and then on the shortcut
menu,
click Edit Button Image.

Those steps allow me to add flags of different colors, but the
Highlight
color is still one of the default colors. So my question is can the
Highlight
color be changed to match the new flag color?

If you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks,

:

Without any information on your Outlook configuration (like at
least
the
version of Outlook) and what exactly you are doing (steps to
reproduce)
it
is hard to give an answer to your question.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

I have found information on how to change the color of flags in
Outlook,
but
I have not found anything that allows for the change of the
actual
color
that
is shown when you click on the flag created. It seems that even
though
I
might create a White flag, the color shown whne I click on it is
the
color
of
the flag that I copied to create the white flag.

Is what I looking for even possible? if not why even give the
option
to
create a flag when you are stuck with the default colors?

Thanks,