Default Folder for Moving Mail

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Brett Michaels

When I want to move a message, I want Entourage to use as it's default the
most recent folder I move a message to, or at least a specific location.

Right now, when I open the "Move" function, it default to the top of my
folder list. This is not desirable because the top of my list is a pop
account that I use for personal mail. The second major item on my list is
the exchange server, where I get most of my mail. To make matters worse,
when I open the list, the folder are expanded, so the list is harder to
navigate.

Any way to change things?
 
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Diane Ross

When I want to move a message, I want Entourage to use as it's default the
most recent folder I move a message to, or at least a specific location.

Right now, when I open the "Move" function, it default to the top of my
folder list. This is not desirable because the top of my list is a pop
account that I use for personal mail. The second major item on my list is
the exchange server, where I get most of my mail. To make matters worse,
when I open the list, the folder are expanded, so the list is harder to
navigate.

Any way to change things?
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If you click and hold on the Move icon, it shows the list with the last used
folder on top. Don't open the window.

If there are a few folders you use frequently, you can create a script with
a shortcut assigned that makes moving messages a breeze. Instructions for
adding shortcuts to scripts can be found here:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/script/add_shortcuts.html>

Modify this script. Change ³Read² to the folder you want.

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
try
set theMessages to current messages
on error
display dialog "select some messages before running this script."
buttons {"Quit Script"} default button 1 with icon stop
return
end try

try
move theMessages to folder "Read"
on error
display dialog "An error occurred and the messages were not moved.
Does the folder\"Read\" exist?" buttons {"Quit Script"} default button 1
with icon stop
return
end try
end tell
 
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Brett Michaels

Both VERY cool options! Thanks for he help!

Being able to drop the message a recent folder solves one of my problems.
The other, wanting toop have exchange appear as the top folder rather than
local folders would allow be very helpful. My primary mail source is
exchange, so I usually take emails and drop them to exchange folders. The
way it¹s set up now and with my 25 local folders, I have to scroll past 30
folders until I get to the top of the exchange list.

Any ideas on reordering the list, or forcing the local folder list to be
collapsed as a default would be VERY helpful.

Brett
 
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Diane Ross

Being able to drop the message a recent folder solves one of my problems.
The other, wanting toop have exchange appear as the top folder rather than
local folders would allow be very helpful. My primary mail source is
exchange, so I usually take emails and drop them to exchange folders. The way
it¹s set up now and with my 25 local folders, I have to scroll past 30 folders
until I get to the top of the exchange list.
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I don't use exchange so this could be incorrect, but when I select to move
to an IMAP folder, this folder is listed at the top of the Move list. If I
open the Move window, then I see the contents listed with each folder not in
the order used.
Any ideas on reordering the list, or forcing the local folder list to be
collapsed as a default would be VERY helpful.
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There is no way to change this behavior, but all you need to do is toggle
"Folders on my computer" when you open the window. As long as the window is
open you will be in the view you wish.

Have you considered dragging to the actual folder in the left pane?
 
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