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Old December 14th 07, 08:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Audrey[_2_]
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I'd like to know how to alphabetize my Notes in Outlook 2003 within
categories. I already have them categorized, but how to I get them to
show alphabetically in their categories? I have searched Microsoft's
Web site and Google Groups and can't find an answer. Someone
suggested sorting them by name, but name is not an option.

Thanks for your help.

Audrey
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Old December 14th 07, 10:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Brian Tillman
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Audrey wrote:

I'd like to know how to alphabetize my Notes in Outlook 2003 within
categories. I already have them categorized, but how to I get them to
show alphabetically in their categories? I have searched Microsoft's
Web site and Google Groups and can't find an answer. Someone
suggested sorting them by name, but name is not an option.


Try sorting them before you group them.
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Old December 15th 07, 03:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Audrey[_2_]
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On Dec 14, 3:28 pm, "Brian Tillman" wrote:
Audrey wrote:
I'd like to know how to alphabetize my Notes in Outlook 2003 within
categories. I already have them categorized, but how to I get them to
show alphabetically in their categories? I have searched Microsoft's
Web site and Google Groups and can't find an answer. Someone
suggested sorting them by name, but name is not an option.


Try sorting them before you group them.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


Thanks for your suggestion Brian, but I'm afraid I don't know what you
mean or how to do that. I'll create a new note, put a category to it,
then save and close it and it goes into that category at the bottom,
in order of when it was created.

This is for Outlook at my job, I have dozens (maybe hundreds) of notes
divided into umpteen categories, I need to alphabetize them so I can
find one quicker. How can I do that? I certainly can't start all
over and re-type them just to get them in alphabetical order.

Thank you again.

Audrey
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Old December 17th 07, 02:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Brian Tillman
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Audrey wrote:

Thanks for your suggestion Brian, but I'm afraid I don't know what you
mean or how to do that.


Click ViewArrange By and uncheck Show in Groups. Then click on the Subject
field to sort by the subject. Then click ViewArrange By and check Show in
Groups again.

I certainly can't start all
over and re-type them just to get them in alphabetical order.


The subject of a Note will be the first line of the note. Make sure you
choose good first lines that represent the subject of the note so when you
alphabetize them they make sense.
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Old December 17th 07, 02:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Brian Tillman
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Brian Tillman wrote:

Click ViewArrange By and uncheck Show in Groups. Then click on the
Subject field to sort by the subject. Then click ViewArrange By and
check Show in Groups again.


Well, after some experimenting, I find this doesn't work as I expected.
Instead, click ViewArrange ByCurrent ViewCustomize Current ViewReset
Current ViewOK to get it back to what it should be. Then click Sort and
change the "Sort items by" drop-down to "Subject". Click OK, then OK. This
should give you what you want.
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Old December 17th 07, 09:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Audrey[_2_]
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YES! It worked! Bless your heart, Brian, now I can find my notes
quickly! I was almost afraid it would alphabetize them all into one
big list, but it didn't, it alphabetized within the categories.

Thank you thank you thank you!

Audrey

On Dec 17, 7:49 am, "Brian Tillman" wrote:
Brian Tillman wrote:
Click ViewArrange By and uncheck Show in Groups. Then click on the
Subject field to sort by the subject. Then click ViewArrange By and
check Show in Groups again.


Well, after some experimenting, I find this doesn't work as I expected.
Instead, click ViewArrange ByCurrent ViewCustomize Current ViewReset
Current ViewOK to get it back to what it should be. Then click Sort and
change the "Sort items by" drop-down to "Subject". Click OK, then OK. This
should give you what you want.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


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Old December 17th 07, 10:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Brian Tillman
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Default alphabetize notes

Audrey wrote:

YES! It worked! Bless your heart, Brian, now I can find my notes
quickly! I was almost afraid it would alphabetize them all into one
big list, but it didn't, it alphabetized within the categories.

Thank you thank you thank you!


You're welcome. I'm glad it worked.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
 




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