Aloha Marti,

I don't have an Outlook 2003 install right in front of me at the moment to
check but in your rules wizard on the Actions list you don't have "Mark it
as read" as one of the choices?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

Aloha Ben!

Thanks for your response. I do know how to manually right-click and
choose "Mark all as read" but was looking for a rule-based way. I
have Outlook 2003 11.8-latest updates, and can find no option in the
rules to mark the message as read anywhere. There is a place in the
rules for a "custom action" but I can't find anything that explains
how I might use that, or if it would work. Appreciate any response.

Marti

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:07:15 +0000 (UTC), Ben M. Schorr - MVP
wrote:

Aloha Marti,

Right-click the folder and choose "Mark all as read".

If you look at your Move a Copy rule, though, I think you can also
set one of the actions to mark the items you're moving a copy of as
read. Might depend upon what version of Outlook you're using.

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm
Hi,

When I send selected messages I move a copy, via rules, to
appropiate folders so I can find them later. But the messages show
up in the folders "unread." Ok, I'm anal, but I have to go to each
folder several times a week, right-click, mark all as read. Is
there a way to use a rule to mark selected folders as read after a
send? Or do you have any other suggestions? Appreciate you help.

Marti