Moving categories to 2007

[Microsoft]

Is there a tool or easy way to move categories that were created in Outlook
2003 to 2007

A colleague of mine hacked the registry to get them across - is there an
approved way. This is for clean installs, so not as an upgrade

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Depends a bit on your mail account type and how you transfer your mailbox.
In general in Outlook 2007 you can right click the root of the folderset
(Outlook Today)-> Properties-> Upgrade to Color Categories...

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

Open the PST/Exchange account that has your items with categories
assigned to them (e.g. the PST with your contacts, email, etc). In the
folder list, right-click "Personal Folders", select Properties and then
press "Upgrade to Color Categories".
It will go through all your items in your PST and extract the categories
assigned to them and build a category list from that.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
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Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
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[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha Patrick Schmid [MVP],

....and of course you have to do that in Outlook 2007.

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

Open the PST/Exchange account that has your items with categories
assigned to them (e.g. the PST with your contacts, email, etc). In the
folder list, right-click "Personal Folders", select Properties and
then
press "Upgrade to Color Categories".
It will go through all your items in your PST and extract the
categories
assigned to them and build a category list from that.
Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In:
http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Is there a tool or easy way to move categories that were created in
Outlook 2003 to 2007

A colleague of mine hacked the registry to get them across - is there
an approved way. This is for clean installs, so not as an upgrade