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JGH - 17 Nov 2005 14:07 GMT

I have my contacts in a table view with specific values generating automatic
color changes through your automatic formatting rules. I changed the form by
deleting a column and now the colors do not show up. I went in a deleted a
couple of rules and recreated then as suggested in other posts here but even
with the new rules the formatting does not return. I even shut the system
dowm and rebooted...nothing. Did something get shut off that I need to reset?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 30 Nov 2005 20:16 GMT

It might help if you explained what rules you're using.

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>I have my contacts in a table view with specific values generating automatic
> color changes through your automatic formatting rules. I changed the form by
> deleting a column and now the colors do not show up. I went in a deleted a
> couple of rules and recreated then as suggested in other posts here but even
> with the new rules the formatting does not return. I even shut the system
> dowm and rebooted...nothing. Did something get shut off that I need to reset?

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JGH - 12 Dec 2005 17:15 GMT

Thanks for the reply Sue. I have my contacts in column view and I created a
column called ACT. Under the Automatic Formatting section I created rules
titled Prospect Level 1, Prospect Level 2, Current Client, etc. Within each
of these I set a specific font color and under Condition I set the catagories
I wanted this rule to apply to and under the advanced tab I set the specific
rule I wanted it to apply to such at "ACT contains P2". In this instance, If
I put P2 in the Act column the system should know that this specific contact
should be colored in a blue font.

I am using Office XP Pro, Outlook 2002. I just upgraded from SP1 to SP3.
This has worked in the past but then it stopps working when I change
something and I cannot get it working again. I have tried copying the view
and resetting the rules but that did not work.

What can I do?

> It might help if you explained what rules you're using.
>
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> > with the new rules the formatting does not return. I even shut the system
> > dowm and rebooted...nothing. Did something get shut off that I need to reset?

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