how to automate specifying the account to use when sending mail?

[admaybhate]

I am using MS Outlook 2003 with my company email as default account.
I am also using my gmail/hotmail and other accocunts to both send and receive.

With this, Is the following possible:

Everytime I write to my boss/colleagues, Outlook should use AUTOMATICALLY
use the default mail account to send; which it DOES.

But everytime i write to a friend, it should automatically use gmail/hotmail
account to send that mail.

why do i have to manually choose everytime the account from which to send?
it feels stupid. is there a way out?

 

[Diane Poremsky]

you need to change the account - there isn't a way to tell outlook that if
sending the friend, use other account.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

 

[admaybhate]

yes..sure!! I made a mistake of expecting flexibility from Microsoft!
but thanks for your reply. at least it stops my search for a solution!
...hopefully this will be done sometime..
simply making the account to be used as a part of a "rule".

admaybhate

you need to change the account - there isn't a way to tell outlook that if
sending the friend, use other account.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

I am using MS Outlook 2003 with my company email as default account.
I am also using my gmail/hotmail and other accocunts to both send and
receive.

With this, Is the following possible:

Everytime I write to my boss/colleagues, Outlook should use AUTOMATICALLY
use the default mail account to send; which it DOES.

But everytime i write to a friend, it should automatically use
gmail/hotmail
account to send that mail.

why do i have to manually choose everytime the account from which to send?
it feels stupid. is there a way out?

 

[Dan Pascal]

Well actually there is a solution. You can use an add-in for MS Outlook
called Bells & Whistles. You can define some special rules in this add-in
(e.g. if you send an email to a friend, use other account). You can find it
at this link:

http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/productivity.html

yes..sure!! I made a mistake of expecting flexibility from Microsoft!
but thanks for your reply. at least it stops my search for a solution!
..hopefully this will be done sometime..
simply making the account to be used as a part of a "rule".

admaybhate

you need to change the account - there isn't a way to tell outlook that
if
sending the friend, use other account.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

I am using MS Outlook 2003 with my company email as default account.
I am also using my gmail/hotmail and other accocunts to both send and
receive.

With this, Is the following possible:

Everytime I write to my boss/colleagues, Outlook should use
AUTOMATICALLY
use the default mail account to send; which it DOES.

But everytime i write to a friend, it should automatically use
gmail/hotmail
account to send that mail.

why do i have to manually choose everytime the account from which to
send?
it feels stupid. is there a way out?