How do I search for "No date" flagged messages?

Hi all,

In my infinte wisdom I've upgraded to Office 2007 (generally known as a 'bad
move').

In their infinite wisdom M$ have made the "Today" flag (most important) the
same color as the "No date" flag (least important).

I want to switch all my "No date" flags to "Next week" flags so I need a
criteria to search through all folders, returning only "No date" flagged
items.

I'd use the view window but the stinking thing doesn't sort by flag type
when I sort on that column.


Sean.

Diane
Tue May 06 07:09:13 PDT 2008

simple... add the due date field to the view and sort by it. all items that
are not flagged will also be under None, but you can easily scroll through
and change the flags. you'll need to right click to change - setting the
default to next week and double clicking won't work. :(

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"Sean S" <SeanS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> In my infinte wisdom I've upgraded to Office 2007 (generally known as a
> 'bad
> move').
>
> In their infinite wisdom M$ have made the "Today" flag (most important)
> the
> same color as the "No date" flag (least important).
>
> I want to switch all my "No date" flags to "Next week" flags so I need a
> criteria to search through all folders, returning only "No date" flagged
> items.
>
> I'd use the view window but the stinking thing doesn't sort by flag type
> when I sort on that column.
>
>
> Sean.

SeanS
Tue May 06 19:52:00 PDT 2008

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> simple... add the due date field to the view and sort by it. all items that
> are not flagged will also be under None,

That almost works. Only it mixes 'Completed', 'No date' and unflagged items.

> but you can easily scroll through and change the flags

We're talking hundreds of items. They needed to be in a single selectable
block.

Regardless, I've now abandoned flags as a way of tracking priority as it
appears to set the item to a specific date. Too bad this renders the to-do
bar useless.

Diane
Wed May 07 06:39:52 PDT 2008

then create a filter to only show uncompleted items. or flagged items... you
can do a lot with views, if you take the time to play with it and
experiment.

--
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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
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"Sean S" <SeanS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> simple... add the due date field to the view and sort by it. all items
>> that
>> are not flagged will also be under None,
>
> That almost works. Only it mixes 'Completed', 'No date' and unflagged
> items.
>
>> but you can easily scroll through and change the flags
>
> We're talking hundreds of items. They needed to be in a single selectable
> block.
>
> Regardless, I've now abandoned flags as a way of tracking priority as it
> appears to set the item to a specific date. Too bad this renders the to-do
> bar useless.