I have just upgraded to Outlook 2007 - hoping that would solve this issue
among others but it didn't. I had the same problem in Outlook 2003 before I
upgraded. I had used categories for contacts and color coded my appointments
using auto format.

In the new program when I go to categroize a contact I click on the little 4
color box, hit all, and I get 200 various combinations of my categories.

I do synchronize with my Sprint Blackberry but I had been doing that for
well over a year with no problem until about two months ago. IF that is the
problem how do I correct it? I don't want to give up categories or the
Blackberry!
Thanks!
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C RYall


"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

What type of PDA/Mobile phone device did you synchronise with that screwed
it up like that? I have seen posts like this before and there was always a
PDA involved.


Judy Gleeson
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"Diane Poremsky" wrote in message
...
which version of outlook?

what you're seeing is not expected behavior.

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"CRyall" wrote in message
...
I have set up multiple categories for my contacts. Clients, Friends,
Family,
etc. Some individuals fall into several categories, which s to be
expected,
but now when I look at my list of categories, it is showing every
possible
combination used as a separate category in the lsit.
Friend
Friend, family
Friend, customer
family, caustomer, etc.etc.
I must have several hundred combinations listed which is a pain to look
through when you want to assign a category to a new contact.
How do i get it to just show each individual category without all of the
combinatsion?
Thanks!
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C RYall