Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Inside Out

Customizing Your Category List

Before you assign categories to Outlook 2007 items, you should go through the category list and add the categories you need or tailor the existing categories to suit your needs. To determine which categories to add, spend some time thinking about how you intend to use them, including which colors you want to apply to specific categories. Although you can always add and modify categories later, creating the majority up front not only saves time but also helps you organize your thoughts and plan the use of categories more effectively.

Follow these steps when you’re ready to create categories:

1. Open the Color Categories dialog box, shown in Figure 5-3, by selecting any item in Outlook 2007 and choosing Edit, Categorize, ...