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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / December 2005Activities tab of the contact properties dialog box
Where can I find information about modifying the activities tab of a contact folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? Each activities group shows the items related to a contact from that group's collection of folders. Try it for yourself!  SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > Where can I find information about modifying the activities tab of a contact > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? (Outlook 2003) So whether I choose one folder or all folders and their subfolders, it only affects the searching of activities when a particular contact is opened to the activities tab ? I was really trying to figure out the pros and cons of using multiple Outlook contacts folders versus multiple subfolders. Can you direct me to more info ? > Each activities group shows the items related to a contact from that group's collection of folders. Try it for yourself! > > > Where can I find information about modifying the activities tab of a contact > > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the > > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? Yes, that's correct. The activities groups only control what you see in the Activities tab. Contacts fire reminders only if they're in your default Contacts folder. That's reason enough for me not to use subfolders. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > (Outlook 2003) So whether I choose one folder or all folders and their > subfolders, it only affects the searching of activities when a particular [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >> Each activities group shows the items related to a contact from that group's collection of folders. Try it for yourself! >> > Where can I find information about modifying the activities tab of a contact >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? "default contacts folder" If I create additional Contact folders (not subfolders), what are the pros and cons of that ? Any limitations ? It seems like when I receive emails and click on the Look up Contact after right clicking on the From email address, Outlook no longer can find my contacts. Anyway around that ? All my contacts folders are enabled as email address books. That is what I was hoping to get around when I was experimenting with the activities tab. > Yes, that's correct. The activities groups only control what you see in the Activities tab. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the > >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? I gave you one. Others: Outlook won't automatically save new contacts to subfolders and won't use them in the Find a Contact feature and won't use them for the right-click lookup. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > "default contacts folder" > If I create additional Contact folders (not subfolders), what are the pros [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the >> >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? I'm sorry I wasn't clear. I understand your comments about using subfolders in Contacts. What I wanted to know was about using multiple Contacts Folders ie. I have the default folder called Contacts and I have another Contacts folder called Family. Family is NOT a subfolder of Contacts. Using these additional folders, I still seem to lose the right-click lookup from within an email message. Anyway to get the right-click lookup to work when I have multiple Contacts folders ? > I gave you one. Others: Outlook won't automatically save new contacts to subfolders and won't use them in the Find a Contact feature and won't use them for the right-click lookup. > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >> >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the > >> >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? The same caveats apply regardless of the location of the folders. The full functionality is available only in the default Contacts folder. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > I'm sorry I wasn't clear. > I understand your comments about using subfolders in Contacts. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> >> >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the >> >> >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? Sue, I have your book, brilliant stuff. I'm hoping you can help with a deal breaker issue we have with a client. Can any Outlook client see email activity on Activities Tab of a Contact that is to/from a different Outlook client? Environment: Exchange Server 2003 and Outlook 2003. All Contacts will be stored in a Public Folder on the Exchange Server. All Outlook clients will have access and be 'connected' to the Exchange Server. So, when, for example, I go to a Contact, I'd like to go to the Activities Tab and see any emails that were sent to or received from that Contact by me (using my machine), or anyone else's machine (that is also connected to the Exhange Server). Thanks in advance! It's a deal breaker for a custom form application we've put together for a client. Russ Beaupre > Yes, that's correct. The activities groups only control what you see in the Activities tab. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the > >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? Answered at http://www.outlookcode.com/threads.aspx?forumid=4&messageid=15724. You don't need to post the same message 5+ times in one forum. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > Sue, > I have your book, brilliant stuff. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the >> >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? One does if he is as desperate as I am...<grin>...replied to on www.outlookcode.com Thanks, Russ > Answered at http://www.outlookcode.com/threads.aspx?forumid=4&messageid=15724. You don't need to post the same message 5+ times in one forum. > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > >> >> > folder's properties dialog box. In the activites tab, if you modify the > >> >> > folder settings for Contacts, what does that do ? |
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