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July 17th 07, 09:32 PM
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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! -- C RYall 
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July 17th 07, 10:14 PM
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Unclear post. To what view are you referring? In what version of Outlook?
-- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "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! -- C RYall
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July 18th 07, 06:42 PM
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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. -- C RYall "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Unclear post. To what view are you referring? In what version of Outlook? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "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! -- C RYall
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July 18th 07, 10:00 PM
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Upgrading to fix a problem like this never works. It does, however, make the
problem irreproducible for anyone else and essentially unsolvable. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "CRyall" wrote in message ... 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. -- C RYall "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Unclear post. To what view are you referring? In what version of Outlook? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "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! -- C RYall
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July 19th 07, 06:10 PM
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SO what should I do - go back to the old version?
-- C RYall "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Upgrading to fix a problem like this never works. It does, however, make the problem irreproducible for anyone else and essentially unsolvable. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "CRyall" wrote in message ... 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. -- C RYall "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Unclear post. To what view are you referring? In what version of Outlook? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "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! -- C RYall
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July 19th 07, 10:07 PM
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Uncharted territory so it's impossible to know. Clearly something had
corrupted your Master Category List in the old version. We have no idea what. Now that you've done an in place upgrade all of your settings will be suspect because Outlook does not tolerate in place upgrades without thoroughly disrupting your settings. However uninstalling to try to revert to the previous version could make things even worse. I would create new Outlook profile from scratch and do your best to try to remember the steps you took that corrupted your Master Category List in the first place. Learn about your Master Category List and how to examine or edit it he http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "CRyall" wrote in message ... SO what should I do - go back to the old version? -- C RYall "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Upgrading to fix a problem like this never works. It does, however, make the problem irreproducible for anyone else and essentially unsolvable. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "CRyall" wrote in message ... 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. -- C RYall "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Unclear post. To what view are you referring? In what version of Outlook? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "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! -- C RYall
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July 18th 07, 01:23 AM
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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 MVP Outlook Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook read my articles he www.judygleeson.com www.acorntraining.com.au Canberra, Australia how to post questions: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375 "Diane Poremsky" wrote in message ... which version of outlook? what you're seeing is not expected behavior. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "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! -- C RYall
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July 18th 07, 06:46 PM
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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! -- 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 MVP Outlook Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook read my articles he www.judygleeson.com www.acorntraining.com.au Canberra, Australia how to post questions: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375 "Diane Poremsky" wrote in message ... which version of outlook? what you're seeing is not expected behavior. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "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! -- C RYall
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July 20th 07, 07:49 AM
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I also don't know what's messed up your categories. But if you now have to rebuild them all and re-assign all of the items then the Category Manager would be very helpful for you (please see my signature). It also allows to export the master category list from OL 07, so you can backup it separatedly from your PST file. -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook Organize eMails: http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6 Am Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:46:04 -0700 schrieb CRyall: 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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