I'd like the Exchange Server Inbox to be the default view when I
launch Entourage since I don't use the 'local' Inbox. Is there a way
to do that?
When you launch Entourage, the view that was open when you last quit it will
be the view you see on launch. If you never use the local Inbox, my guess is
that you must be closing the main window before quitting Entourage - in that
case it will open to "On My Computer" with the folder hierarchy also in the
main window. If that's what's happening, the solution is simple - just don't
close the main window before quitting (or ever).
I can't see any way it would open to the local Inbox itself if you never go
there. Do you quit Entourage with some non-mail view open - maybe Calendar
or Address Book? Even then, I don't think that your first return to Mail
view after launching in Calendar or Address Book would be local Inbox, but I
might be wrong. (I can't check this moment.) But if that's really the case,
just return to the Exchange Inbox before quitting Entourage.
However, here's what you're really looking for. Saving this script as a
Script called "Open Exchange Inbox" (or anything) in the Entourage Script
Menu Items folder in Microsoft User Data folder, and then setting up a
Schedule in Tools/Schedules to Run AppleScript (this script) At Startup,
will open to your Exchange account's Inbox no matter where you quit
Entourage from the last time:
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set exchangeName to name of Exchange account 1
set displayed area of main window to mail area
set displayed feature of main window to IMAP inbox folder of IMAP
account exchangeName
end tell
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Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage
Entourage FAQ Page: <
http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <
http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>
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