C
Craig
Hi,
I am trying to figure out how to use custom fields in Outlook. A few
colleagues and I now share a second mailbox. I would like to add a couple of
fields to the inbox of the mailbox, one called "Assigned To" and one called
"Complete Date". I would like the user to be able to type in their name in
the Assigned To and type a date in Complete Date (these could both be text
fields, or the one could be a date field).
I would like my colleagues and I to all be able to see the new columns and
see the updates of one another. Although most of these emails are like tasks,
I would prefer not to make them tasks. The problem with tasks I find is that
outlook then groups all tasks together (the tasks for the new mailbox appear
with the tasks in my personal inbox).
To create the Assigned To field, here is what I tried:
1. I right clicked on the fields header
2. I selected Customize Current View
3. I clicked Fields.
4. I clicked New Field.
I am able to add the new text field this way without issue. The problem is I
see now way to actually type a value in the field for any given email. It is
just a blank column called Assign To. What am I missing?
thanks,
Craig
I am trying to figure out how to use custom fields in Outlook. A few
colleagues and I now share a second mailbox. I would like to add a couple of
fields to the inbox of the mailbox, one called "Assigned To" and one called
"Complete Date". I would like the user to be able to type in their name in
the Assigned To and type a date in Complete Date (these could both be text
fields, or the one could be a date field).
I would like my colleagues and I to all be able to see the new columns and
see the updates of one another. Although most of these emails are like tasks,
I would prefer not to make them tasks. The problem with tasks I find is that
outlook then groups all tasks together (the tasks for the new mailbox appear
with the tasks in my personal inbox).
To create the Assigned To field, here is what I tried:
1. I right clicked on the fields header
2. I selected Customize Current View
3. I clicked Fields.
4. I clicked New Field.
I am able to add the new text field this way without issue. The problem is I
see now way to actually type a value in the field for any given email. It is
just a blank column called Assign To. What am I missing?
thanks,
Craig