Categorising

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Naomi M

I have been using my Windows Mail for a little while now and am pretty much
there in terms of understanding it. However, at work I use Outlook Express
and there are a few things that I like from it that I am unsure whether
Windows Mail has or if I am just not finding them.

The main thing is:

I colour code messages (categorise them) by descriptions I have altered them
to, for example, if I select pink, this is known as 'awaiting others actions'
and if I select blue this is 'Needs further attention by me' or purple
meaning 'completed'. Does Windows Mail have this option anywhere at all so
that I can colour my inbox messages until I have dealt with them all fully.

I would be greatful for any advice about this.
 
How did you go about color-coding messages in OE? Have you tried the
same method in WM?

Seems like it would be easier to move messages to different folders,
named 'Wait My Action', 'Wait Others' Action', etc.
 
There is an actual button at the top of the application that is called
categorize and I simply opened it up and adapted the colours to the title
names I wanted. I cannot find this function on Windows Mail and I already
have many folders to seperate out all the different things that I receive.
Adding more will just complicate matters more for me. The reason I like the
categorize function is that it is one click and is easy to operate and I can
keep all mail that I havent dealt with collectively in one place!

But thank you for the help.
 
I don't have access to a computer that has OE, and the last time I did
(about 3 years ago), I don't recall seeing a "Categorize" button.
Perhaps it was a third party add-on. In any case, Windows Mail has
no such feature. You can have message rules that color the messages,
but not for any of the conditions you require.
 
I think so also. OE never had that capability. One can use Message rules
in WinMail (or OE) to categorize and color but its not as straightforward, I
don't think.

steve
 
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