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MS Office Forum / Outlook / General MS Outlook Questions / May 2008Could use a little help with message threading
Hi. I just bought Outlook 2003 (SP2) because I thought it could do message threading - i.e. grouping an entire "conversation" with someone together. But it doesn't look like you can. When you choose VIEW / ARRANGE BY / CONVERSATION, Outlook does indeed arrange the Inbox by conversation (thread). However, threads for the conversation from the Sent Items folder are NOT included. As a result, I can see only half the conversation, unless the recipient happened to quote my message to them in their reply - which does not always happen. Example: I send an email to you and I sa "Hi". You reply back and say"Hi yourself". I reply back and say "How are you?" You reply back "I am fine, how are you?" That's 4 emails. But when I view the conversation I only see 2 emails. My messages to you don't show. That's not the whole thread. Am I missing something (hopefully). Thanx Desparatley seeking the ideal email program > Hi. I just bought Outlook 2003 (SP2) because I thought it could do message > threading - i.e. grouping an entire "conversation" with someone together. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Desparatley seeking the ideal email program Bcc yourself... Yeah . . . Hmm. A clunky work-around because the inbox gets clogged up with unecessary mail (perhaps it could be filtered out), but thanx for the suggestion! Steve > > Hi. I just bought Outlook 2003 (SP2) because I thought it could do message > > threading - i.e. grouping an entire "conversation" with someone together. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > Bcc yourself... views show one folder only - use advanced find if you need to see all related messages (right click on one message and choose Find, related messages).  SignatureDiane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM > Hi. I just bought Outlook 2003 (SP2) because I thought it could do message > threading - i.e. grouping an entire "conversation" with someone together. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Desparatley seeking the ideal email program A "useable" solution Diane. Thank you. The downside is that you can't see the entire continuous thread in a single window. You have to poke through each mesage in a find window that does not appear to have a preview window. But like I said; useable. Steve > views show one folder only - use advanced find if you need to see all > related messages (right click on one message and choose Find, related [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > > > Desparatley seeking the ideal email program Within the search results window - choose "View" on the menu and then "Preview". > A "useable" solution Diane. Thank you. > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > > > > Desparatley seeking the ideal email program |
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