Hi, all-



In Outlook 2007, I use the Categories and Flag columns to mark important messages.

Usually I click one or the other or both, but sometimes the entire line for the email will turn RED.

This is OK as it makes the message even more visible, but I can't figure out how to do this!!!

I can turn these red entries off by clearing the flag entry, but I can't figure how to make the entire entry turn red at will.

It's something that just happens, so I'm guessing it is some sort of combination for selecting a category and flag.

Is this a bug? If so, I'd like to have it happen more often!

Best,

Hog

Hogballs,

You are correct. This is a combination of setting a category, with a specific color say red, and marking it with a flag.

When you set, say a user, with the category color of red, a small box will display the color but the entry will not have the full red bar. Once you add the flag, to mark the message, it will then display as a full bar. This helps locating the item for latter use.

Hope this helps.

I think we might be talking about two different things. The screenshot below will show you what I am seeing.

And I LIKE it! I would like to be able to cause this to happen at will, rather than randomly, but I can't seem to figure out the steps to follow.

Best,

Hog

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To cause this to happen again, assign another message to the red category and flag it. You should be able to replicate this easily.

Have a good weekend.

....as you can see in the screenshot. I have the red category selected and the message is flagged, but the rest of the line is not red.

When I assign a red category, I'm clicking in the categories field for the message, which defaults to red, then I click the flag icon to the right.

Are these the correct steps?

Best,

Hog

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