[AccessD] Outlook 2003

Hi John,

You can have a look at this for automating that

http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-1035-5501085.html

You will need to sign up for a free account to view the answer. I
already had one and downloaded the answer in Word Document format that
I can send to you offline if you simply will not create the free login
for some reason.

I haven't actually tried the solution, I just found this by searching
Google with
outlook 2003 old look feel

GK

On 12/2/05, John Colby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> >To change the mail folders, you need to switch to the Folder List view. At
> the bottom of the treeview of Mail Items, there should be an icon that looks
> like the folder icon. Select that and the Favorite Folders should disappear
> and you will see a treeview of all the Outlook folders including all you
> mail folders.
>
> That worked.
>
> >To change the Grouping, select the Mail Folder, from the menu select
> View->Arrange By and deselect "Show In Groups". As far as I know, you need
> to do this for each folder separately, since you can have a different
> setting for each Mail folder. If anyone knows how to do this universally,
> please let me know.
>
> That's correct, you need to do this happy horse**** to each and every
> folder.  Can you say "brain damaged children"?  What moron....
>
> Upgraded a perfectly functioning Outlook XP.  (That would be me.  Sigh!)
>
> Unless there is some huge reason to keep 2003, I am thinking of uninstalling
> and reloading the XP (2002) version.  This 2003 version is simply moronic.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause:
> http://folding.stanford.edu/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of James Barash
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 5:55 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Outlook 2003
>
> John
>
> I had the same problem with Outlook 2003 but there are some things you can
> do to improve the views.
>
> To change the mail folders, you need to switch to the Folder List view. At
> the bottom of the treeview of Mail Items, there should be an icon that looks
> like the folder icon. Select that and the Favorite Folders should disappear
> and you will see a treeview of all the Outlook folders including all you
> mail folders.
>
> To change the Grouping, select the Mail Folder, from the menu select
> View->Arrange By and deselect "Show In Groups". As far as I know, you
> View->need
> to do this for each folder separately, since you can have a different
> setting for each Mail folder. If anyone knows how to do this universally,
> please let me know.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> James Barash
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 5:33 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Outlook 2003
>
> I made the mistake of allowing Outlook to upgrade to 2003 when I installed
> Office 2003.  Now my email view is just about unusable.
>
> I have about 50 or 60 mail folders, and I need every inch I can get to view
> them (and still can't view them all) but now the top two inches of that
> column is taken up with "favorite folders", which I don't need, don't use,
> and don't want.  Is there any way to get rid of that?
>
> Additionally the "currently selected folder" now displays "grouping headers"
> for today, yesterday, yadayada taking up taking up space to tell me when the
> email came in.  I like that piece to display at the top, but this grouping
> header nonsense now takes up so much room that I can't view any of the email
> itself below.  Is there any way to get rid of that?
>
> Is there just a way to say "let me see everything the old 2k/xp way"?  I
> have no problem with new and better, if it is better, but none of the
> changes "enhance my email experience" IMHO.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause:
> http://folding.stanford.edu/
>
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