How can Outlook prompt to "send and save to folder" when sending m

[Gary Grathen]

I'm using Microsoft Outlook 2007. When I send mail, it goes into my "sent"
folder, of course. But how can I configure Outlook to prompt me to choose
another folder in which to store the e-mail, while still saving it in the
"sent" folder also?

Lotus Notes has a feature to prompt the user to select a folder in which to
save the e-mail. That way, I can go to that particular folder to look up
the e-mail rather than opening the "sent" folder and go searching for it.

I searched on the Internet and in this forum and didn't see an answer to
this particular question.

Please let me know if you can help.

Thanks.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You an set the folder to save the item in by using the "Save Sent Item"
option on the Options tab before sending.

There is no native option in Outlook to prompt you for a folder when sending
but you can use VBA for this;
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/setsavefolder.htm

Another way to go would be to use the following addin;
http://addins.howto-outlook.com/sperry_sentitemsorganizer

If you decide to order use BH93RF24 to get a discount.

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

Additionally to Roady, here are more VBA samples:
http://www.vboffice.net/sample.html?mnu=2&pub=6&lang=en&smp=54&cmd=showitem

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Am Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:24:09 -0800 schrieb Gary Grathen:

 

[Gary Grathen]

Roady and Michael, thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction.

I just tried the solution at
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/setsavefolder.htm and it works wonderfully.

I will pass this tip on to the other members of my team. We were
transferred from a company which used Lotus Notes to one which uses Outlook,
and there was some grumblling about this "save in a specific folder" not
being an Outlook feature.

I appreciate your help.

 

[Gary Grathen]

test reply as the first one got an error msg.

 

[Gary Grathen]

OK, let me try this again. I got an error msg with the first reply but the
test went through successfully.

Roady and Michael, thank you so much for the advice. I just tried the
solution at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/setsavefolder.htm and it worked
wonderfully.

I will pass it along to the other members of my team. We were transferred
from a company that used Lotus Notes to one which uses Outlook and there was
some grumbling about the lack of the "save to folder" feature when sending
e-mail.

I really appreciate your helpl

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're welcome!

And FYI: all your messages got through ;-)

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

test reply as the first one got an error msg.

Wrong newsgroup for test messages.

 

[Gary Grathen]

The function to prompt in which folder a sent e-mail should be stored worked
for one day. However, it has not worked since.

I've tried a variety of options without success.

Is there something which is blocking the macro?

Please advise.

Thanks.

 

[James H. Benson]

Hi Gary,

You are likely experiencing an issue related to macro security.

From what I understand, in order to 'save' this macro and keep it working
for longer than a day - there are 2 options.

1) Change your security settings to 'Low' (not recommended)

or

2) Self-sign your code. I've never done this so I have no personal
experience to impart, but you may find this link helpful:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa155754(office.10).aspx

Best of luck,
James Benson