Change defalut view of all Outlook folders of a given type

[Hfreeman]

I reguently create and delete mail and contact folders: for instance do
consulting work with a new company I will add a mail folder for that company.
I have a custom view called "Flat" that I want all my mail folders to have.
This view does appear in the list of available views for the new folder, but
the new folder starts out in messages view, and I have to change it every
time. While not a big problem in the grand scheme of things, it is a bit
irritating.

Does anyone know of a way to either (a) make new folders inherit the current
view of the containing folder, or (b) modify the global default view for all
mail folders or all contact folders.

Harris S. Freeman
Alliance Strategies and Programs
www.hfreeman.com

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

It would help if you posted your version of Outlook.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
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After furious head scratching, Hfreeman asked:

| I reguently create and delete mail and contact folders: for instance
| do consulting work with a new company I will add a mail folder for
| that company. I have a custom view called "Flat" that I want all my
| mail folders to have. This view does appear in the list of available
| views for the new folder, but the new folder starts out in messages
| view, and I have to change it every time. While not a big problem in
| the grand scheme of things, it is a bit irritating.
|
| Does anyone know of a way to either (a) make new folders inherit the
| current view of the containing folder, or (b) modify the global
| default view for all mail folders or all contact folders.
|
| Harris S. Freeman
| Alliance Strategies and Programs
| www.hfreeman.com

 

[Hfreeman]

Duh,

Outlook 2003 (build 11.6359.6360) SP1 running on Windows XP SP2.