how do i create a shortcut to a system folder in outlook

S

sjt

i would like to create a shortcut to a folder that i can then access from
within outlook (2003). in particular, i want to link to a folder under "my
documents" and be able to browse the files in that are included in that
folder within outlook. can this be down?
 
S

sjt

I see from another post that the ability to perform this task (available in
Outlook 2000) was removed in Outlook 2003. Now my question is, why?
 
J

Judy Gleeson

Not true. You can drag anything (almost) onto the Shortcut bar. In 2003
you just can't have the shortcut bar and folder list showing side by side.

Here's how:

Show the shortcut bar, minimise Outlook, Go to the folder or file you want
to have on the Shortcut bar and drag to the Outlook icon, Outlook starts up,
let the file or folder go on the shortcut bar. Hold it with your mouse till
you get there!


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like to create a shortcut to a folder that i can then access from
 
B

BillR [MVP]

removed due to what was perceived as a lack of use and therefore an
unnecessary feature. I think they got it wrong.
 
S

sjt

I have not used outlook prior to 2003, so pardon my ignorance, but where/what
is the "shortcut bar". I did a search in the help utility for outlook 2003
and this is what it said:

What happened to the Office Shortcut Bar?
Show All
Hide All
The Office Shortcut Bar is not available in Microsoft Office 2003. However,
you can use the Windows XP Start menu or the Windows Quick Launch bar in
Windows XP or Windows 2000 to quickly open an Office program, file, or folder.

This seems to state pretty clearly that there is no longer a shortcut bar in
outlook 2003.
 
B

Brian Tillman

sjt said:
I have not used outlook prior to 2003, so pardon my ignorance, but
where/what is the "shortcut bar".
Click to expand...

Go down to the bottom of the Navigation pane amd click the >> that you find
there. Click Navigation Pane Options and put a check in the Shortcuts box.
Now, click the Shortcuts button you just added to display the Shortcuts
pane. If you wish, drag a Windows folder to that pane and drop it on the
words "My Shortcuts". All done.
 
S

sjt

Thanks, Brian.

Brian Tillman said:
Go down to the bottom of the Navigation pane amd click the >> that you find
there. Click Navigation Pane Options and put a check in the Shortcuts box.
Now, click the Shortcuts button you just added to display the Shortcuts
pane. If you wish, drag a Windows folder to that pane and drop it on the
words "My Shortcuts". All done.
Click to expand...
 
B

Billy

This doesn't appear to actually work. When dragging a folder from
Windows Explorer the cursor switches to the "NOT" sign and will not
actually allow anything to be dropped into the Outlook Shortcuts in the
Navigation pane. Any other ideas?
 
V

Vanguard

Billy said:
This doesn't appear to actually work. When dragging a folder from
Windows Explorer the cursor switches to the "NOT" sign and will not
actually allow anything to be dropped into the Outlook Shortcuts in
the
Navigation pane. Any other ideas?
Click to expand...


How about right-clicking in the Outlook Bar, Outlook Bar Shortcut, and
selecting File System under the Look In listbox and entering or
navigating to whatever you want? You cannot create new objects in this
dialog so you must've already defined the object to select it here. If,
for example, you want to link to a web page from your Favorites folder,
navigate to there to create a shortcut in the Outlook bar.
 
A

AlexB

Unfortunetly it's not enough. Shortcut's click open your file system with
Explorer, but not in Outlook window. So you can't use very powerful Outlook's
toll "Presentation" to sort, group, filter, etc. by some file's propeties.

"Brian Tillman" пишет:
 
D

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

Correct. They removed the ability to use Outlook as a file explorer.

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