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[GaryMc]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

I'm just switching to Entourage (Mac) from Outlook (Windows... for may years).

When I click Reply in Entourage, the new windows opens in the upper-left corner of the screen. When I did that in Outlook, it opened about where the last one was.

I have a large monitor and there is a lot of real estate to move the message to the middle of the screen to work on it.

While I feel that this is probably a Mac OS issue, I'm curious if there is a fix.

Thanks,
Gary

 

[Diane Ross]

I have a large monitor and there is a lot of real estate to move the message
to the middle of the screen to work on it.

I totally agree, it's a pain.

While I feel that this is probably a Mac OS issue, I'm curious if there is a
fix.

Yes, but it's a tad slower. You can use Automator with Entourage.

Select action: Create New Entourage Mail message
Select action: Run AppleScript and paste in this script (you can modify it
for where you want the window to be located.)

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set theWindows to every window whose class is draft window
repeat with aWindow in theWindows
set position of aWindow to {75, 140}
end repeat
end tell

Save as Automator workflow in the Entourage Script Menu Items folder
(Microsoft User Data folder in Documents). There are a couple of example
scripts using Automator in the folder you can use as examples. You can
assign a shortcut for easy use.

Cheers and Welcome to Mac! I have a few tips and links posted to help new
users here:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/new2mac/index.html>

 

[GaryMc]

Thanks, Diane. I hadn't ventured into AppleScript yet, but I'm an old VBA programmer, so I don't think I'll have too much trouble.

I can't find the "Select Action" that you mention.

Thanks again.
Gary

 

[Diane Ross]

Thanks, Diane. I hadn't ventured into AppleScript yet, but I'm an old VBA
programmer, so I don't think I'll have too much trouble.

I can't find the "Select Action" that you mention.

Open Automator. It's an application in your root Application folder. When it
opens, select Custom. The library comes with the actions you want. They are
divided into categories or you can use the search box to find the one you
want. Type in "Create New Entourage Mail message". When it shows up, drag it
into the right workflow window. Same for the Run AppleScript. Then
copy/paste the script in the section indicated. You'll need to do two Run
AppleScript actions.

Save as a script in the Entourage Script Menu Items folder. Assign a
shortcut if desired. You can also save as an application and place the icon
on your desktop or in the Dock.

There are tons of AppleScripts available for Entourage. Most are free and
greatly extend Entourage. I wrote a series of tutorials on using (not
writing) scripts. You'll be amazed at how much you can customize Entourage
using scripts. Scriptbuilders is the home for scripts.

Scriptbuilders <http://scriptbuilders.net/>

Be sure to check the Favorite Scripts page for more handy scripts:

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

-----Tutorials------
Using AppleScripts with Entourage Part 1

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/07/using_applescripts_with_entourage.ht
ml>

Favorite Scripts to use with Entourage Part 2

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/07/favorite_scripts.html>

Assign a category with a keyboard shortcut Part 3

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/08/assign_a_category_with_a_keyboard_sh
ort.html>

Create a TinyURL-no more broken links Part 4

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/09/create_a_tinyurl.html>

 

[Kerry]

I totally agree, it's a pain.


Yes, but it's a tad slower. You can use Automator with Entourage.

Select action: Create New Entourage Mail message
Select action: Run AppleScript and paste in this script (you can modify it
for where you want the window to be located.)

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set theWindows to every window whose class is draft window
repeat with aWindow in theWindows
set position of aWindow to {75, 140}
end repeat
end tell

Save as Automator workflow in the Entourage Script Menu Items folder
(Microsoft User Data folder in Documents). There are a couple of example
scripts using Automator in the folder you can use as examples. You can
assign a shortcut for easy use.

Cheers and Welcome to Mac! I have a few tips and links posted to help new
users here:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/new2mac/index.html>

This automator/applescript solution is good. In my case, to speed this
up dramatically, I use Quickeys. I've assigned ctrl-opt-7 to
reposition the window. You can have Quickeys do this natively in
Quickeys or tell Quickeys to run the Automator action or the
applescript action directly and just assign a key combo you like (e.g.
ctrl-opt-7).