Outlook 2003 - Multiple Monitors

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I have a user with multiple monitors(2 set up using extended desktop)
running Windows XP Pro. WHat they would like to have happen is click one
icon and have Outlook open on monitor 1 and then click another icon and have
a second instance of Outlook open on monitor 2. Is this possible? Anyone
figure out how to do this? The problem that i run in to is that Win XP
always see's multiple instances of Outlook as one "program" and it cannot
distinquish each Outlook icon as running a unique instance of Outlook. About
the only thing i have accomplished is having Outlook always open on the same
monitor but every instance opened after the fact (via different Outlook
shortcut icons - desktop and quick launch) alaways opens on the same monitor
 
I have a user with multiple monitors(2 set up using extended desktop) running
Windows XP Pro. WHat they would like to have happen is click one icon and
have Outlook open on monitor 1 and then click another icon and have a second
instance of Outlook open on monitor 2. Is this possible? Anyone figure out
how to do this? The problem that i run in to is that Win XP always see's
multiple instances of Outlook as one "program" and it cannot distinquish each
Outlook icon as running a unique instance of Outlook. About the only thing i
have accomplished is having Outlook always open on the same monitor but every
instance opened after the fact (via different Outlook shortcut icons -
desktop and quick launch) alaways opens on the same monitor
Click to expand...

I don't think this can be done. Multiple montors in Windows aren't handled
that way, as far as I can tell.
 
The user currently does this...opens Outlook(same profile) twice(2 windows)
then drags one window to monitor 2. was just trying to determine if there
was a way to have this happen automatically...whatever automatic may
entail...is there any hotkey command (Win XP Pro)that could be captured in a
..cmd or .bat file that would tell a program to move to monitor 2? I swear at
one time this worked...user clicked icon on desktop and Outlook opened on
mon 1 and then clicked icon in quick launch then Outlook window 2 opened on
monitor #2...maybe this functionality was a fluke. understand that even
though Outlook may have 2 windows of same profile open but as far as
Windows...its only running once.



Diane Poremsky said:
you can only ever have one outlook profile open at a time. You can open
multiple windows, with one on each monitor (ie calendar and mail).

--
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Scott said:
I have a user with multiple monitors(2 set up using extended desktop)
running Windows XP Pro. WHat they would like to have happen is click one
icon and have Outlook open on monitor 1 and then click another icon and
have a second instance of Outlook open on monitor 2. Is this possible?
Anyone figure out how to do this? The problem that i run in to is that
Win XP always see's multiple instances of Outlook as one "program" and it
cannot distinquish each Outlook icon as running a unique instance of
Outlook. About the only thing i have accomplished is having Outlook
always open on the same monitor but every instance opened after the fact
(via different Outlook shortcut icons - desktop and quick launch) alaways
opens on the same monitor
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
The user currently does this...opens Outlook(same profile) twice(2 windows)
then drags one window to monitor 2. was just trying to determine if there
was a way to have this happen automatically...whatever automatic may
entail...is there any hotkey command (Win XP Pro)that could be captured in a
..cmd or .bat file that would tell a program to move to monitor 2? I swear at
one time this worked...user clicked icon on desktop and Outlook opened on
mon 1 and then clicked icon in quick launch then Outlook window 2 opened on
monitor #2...maybe this functionality was a fluke. understand that even
though Outlook may have 2 windows of same profile open but as far as
Windows...its only running once.
 
If it did work before (never has for me but I want Outlook on #2 but need
monitor #1 to be #1):

Did monitor #1 change? (Outlook opens to #1)
Did he open outlook once and get two windows? If so, the second window could
conceivably open on #2 - it remembers window placement using x, y
coordinates.



--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



Scott said:
The user currently does this...opens Outlook(same profile) twice(2
windows) then drags one window to monitor 2. was just trying to determine
if there was a way to have this happen automatically...whatever automatic
may entail...is there any hotkey command (Win XP Pro)that could be
captured in a .cmd or .bat file that would tell a program to move to
monitor 2? I swear at one time this worked...user clicked icon on desktop
and Outlook opened on mon 1 and then clicked icon in quick launch then
Outlook window 2 opened on monitor #2...maybe this functionality was a
fluke. understand that even though Outlook may have 2 windows of same
profile open but as far as Windows...its only running once.



Diane Poremsky said:
you can only ever have one outlook profile open at a time. You can open
multiple windows, with one on each monitor (ie calendar and mail).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



Scott said:
I have a user with multiple monitors(2 set up using extended desktop)
running Windows XP Pro. WHat they would like to have happen is click one
icon and have Outlook open on monitor 1 and then click another icon and
have a second instance of Outlook open on monitor 2. Is this possible?
Anyone figure out how to do this? The problem that i run in to is that
Win XP always see's multiple instances of Outlook as one "program" and
it cannot distinquish each Outlook icon as running a unique instance of
Outlook. About the only thing i have accomplished is having Outlook
always open on the same monitor but every instance opened after the fact
(via different Outlook shortcut icons - desktop and quick launch)
alaways opens on the same monitor
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Monitors are still the same...i am able to specify which monitor outlooks
always opens on...the problem is...every instance of Outlook will open on
the same window..


Diane Poremsky said:
If it did work before (never has for me but I want Outlook on #2 but need
monitor #1 to be #1):

Did monitor #1 change? (Outlook opens to #1)
Did he open outlook once and get two windows? If so, the second window
could conceivably open on #2 - it remembers window placement using x, y
coordinates.



--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



Scott said:
The user currently does this...opens Outlook(same profile) twice(2
windows) then drags one window to monitor 2. was just trying to
determine if there was a way to have this happen automatically...whatever
automatic may entail...is there any hotkey command (Win XP Pro)that could
be captured in a .cmd or .bat file that would tell a program to move to
monitor 2? I swear at one time this worked...user clicked icon on desktop
and Outlook opened on mon 1 and then clicked icon in quick launch then
Outlook window 2 opened on monitor #2...maybe this functionality was a
fluke. understand that even though Outlook may have 2 windows of same
profile open but as far as Windows...its only running once.



Diane Poremsky said:
you can only ever have one outlook profile open at a time. You can open
multiple windows, with one on each monitor (ie calendar and mail).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



I have a user with multiple monitors(2 set up using extended desktop)
running Windows XP Pro. WHat they would like to have happen is click
one icon and have Outlook open on monitor 1 and then click another icon
and have a second instance of Outlook open on monitor 2. Is this
possible? Anyone figure out how to do this? The problem that i run in
to is that Win XP always see's multiple instances of Outlook as one
"program" and it cannot distinquish each Outlook icon as running a
unique instance of Outlook. About the only thing i have accomplished is
having Outlook always open on the same monitor but every instance
opened after the fact (via different Outlook shortcut icons - desktop
and quick launch) alaways opens on the same monitor
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
i meant on the same monitor



Scott said:
Monitors are still the same...i am able to specify which monitor outlooks
always opens on...the problem is...every instance of Outlook will open on
the same window..


Diane Poremsky said:
If it did work before (never has for me but I want Outlook on #2 but need
monitor #1 to be #1):

Did monitor #1 change? (Outlook opens to #1)
Did he open outlook once and get two windows? If so, the second window
could conceivably open on #2 - it remembers window placement using x, y
coordinates.



--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



Scott said:
The user currently does this...opens Outlook(same profile) twice(2
windows) then drags one window to monitor 2. was just trying to
determine if there was a way to have this happen
automatically...whatever automatic may entail...is there any hotkey
command (Win XP Pro)that could be captured in a .cmd or .bat file that
would tell a program to move to monitor 2? I swear at one time this
worked...user clicked icon on desktop and Outlook opened on mon 1 and
then clicked icon in quick launch then Outlook window 2 opened on
monitor #2...maybe this functionality was a fluke. understand that even
though Outlook may have 2 windows of same profile open but as far as
Windows...its only running once.



you can only ever have one outlook profile open at a time. You can open
multiple windows, with one on each monitor (ie calendar and mail).

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



I have a user with multiple monitors(2 set up using extended desktop)
running Windows XP Pro. WHat they would like to have happen is click
one icon and have Outlook open on monitor 1 and then click another
icon and have a second instance of Outlook open on monitor 2. Is this
possible? Anyone figure out how to do this? The problem that i run in
to is that Win XP always see's multiple instances of Outlook as one
"program" and it cannot distinquish each Outlook icon as running a
unique instance of Outlook. About the only thing i have accomplished
is having Outlook always open on the same monitor but every instance
opened after the fact (via different Outlook shortcut icons - desktop
and quick launch) alaways opens on the same monitor
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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