Named vs. Colored Categories in OL2007 Contacts

[GSalisbury]

Using Outlook 2007 (on a Vista 64b Home Prem box if it matters - don't see
why it would but who knows.)

When I bought the box (year ago +/-) I also got Office Home & Student 2007
and Outlook 2007.
I was able to bring over my mail stuff from an XP box running OE and OL'98.
I can use my separate .pst files and my Contacts came over such that I
believe I haven't lost any.
I've been using my Office Setup for the year and haven't had any "major"
complaints - except now I've finally decided to ask about one that has
always been bothersome.

Specifically, the Categories in my Contacts.

Short story is that the arrangement that I had on my XP OL98 system came
over but I can't seem to add to it here on the Vista box in OL2007.

I have, lets say, two dozen named Categories (actually probably more) and
any given Contact is assigned one or multiple Categories (and some are
un-assigned). In OL2007 when I select By Category as the Current View of
Contacts it breaks out all my Named Categories with plus-signs for
expanding.
When I switch to one of the other views a Category Column is presented and,
where assigned, comma-separated Names are listed. Everything is good.

My problem is, for the life of me, I can't figure-out how to get a New
Contact assigned into one of my Named Categories or, for that matter, how to
make a New Named Category.
All I've been able stumble across is colored categories and, not
understanding them, I've leery of going down that path.
I've been through the O/L Help on colored vs. named Categories and I think
it's telling me that in OL2007 we're/I'm SOL.
Is that the final answer?
Has any kind of a work-around/addin ever been uncovered?
Any ideas on alternate methods?

Thanks.
Geo. Salisbury
Long Valley, NJ

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Categories are Colored Categories in 2007.

To add a new category, go to the categories button and choose All Categories
from the button and create it.

Assign categories either using the Categories button or if using a Group by
Category view, drag items to the category groups. You can also right click
on an item or a selection of items and choose Categories...

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[GSalisbury]

Categories are Colored Categories in 2007.

To add a new category, go to the categories button and choose All
Categories from the button and create it.

Assign categories either using the Categories button or if using a Group
by Category view, drag items to the category groups. You can also right
click on an item or a selection of items and choose Categories...

[snip]
Thank you for this...
Sorry for the delayed acknowledgement - I've been away since last Tuesday
Actually, I was looking for some sort of "magic bullet"/"hack"/"..." that
would just give me what I had before.
I had appreciated that colored categories had come into being - that was
what I was questioning - how did I get my named categories back is what I
wanted.
I went ahead following your tidbit above and have come to recognize what I
need to do - simply add named, un-colored categories using the names that
came over from my pre-2007 Outlook.
I can live with that since I don't have that many and don't have to do them
all at once.
Thank you.
Geo.