Outlook - Inbox Field Setup

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Catsworth

Hi Guys,

Please could I have some help with a little problem that I'm having with
Outlook 2000 (Build 9.0.0.2711)?

I have several accounts set up (all under one identity - different email
addresses) and all of the mail is delivered into one Inbox.

I would like to have a column at the top of the Inbox that tells me what
account received the email. I have tried adding the "To" field to the
display but this simply displays the email address (or addresses) that the
mail was sent to and not which of my accounts received it.

I have managed to find a way around this by using a message rule to assign
each email that comes in to a category, dependent on the account that
received it, I then display the "Categories" field in the Inbox.
While this seems to be working ok, it isn't exactly an elegant solution.

Is there something (maybe another field) that I have missed, that would
accomplish what I want?

Thanks for your help.
 
B

Brian Tillman

Catsworth said:
I have several accounts set up (all under one identity - different
email addresses) and all of the mail is delivered into one Inbox.

I would like to have a column at the top of the Inbox that tells me
what account received the email.
Click to expand...

Right-click the header bar and choose Field Chooser. In the drop-down at
the top, select All Mail Fields Locate the "E-mail Account" field and drag
it to whatever position you want it on the header bar.
 
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Jim

what u trying to look for wont happen , however, u can make sub folders in
inbox for different ID's and assign a rule for the same. eg: mail from any
sepcified ID would only go to that specified ID. This is a very neat and
organized and believe me as i use it very much, it is indeed very useful if
u need to look up for anything.

Hope it helps!

Jim
 
C

Catsworth

In a previous post Brian Tillman muttered the following:
Right-click the header bar and choose Field Chooser. In the drop-down at
the top, select All Mail Fields Locate the "E-mail Account" field and drag
it to whatever position you want it on the header bar.
Click to expand...

Got it but it's called "Internet Account".

Can't believe I missed it before, I must need more coffee or something.

Thanks for the help.
 
C

Catsworth

In a previous post Jim muttered the following:
what u trying to look for wont happen , however, u can make sub folders in
inbox for different ID's and assign a rule for the same. eg: mail from any
sepcified ID would only go to that specified ID. This is a very neat and
organized and believe me as i use it very much, it is indeed very useful if
u need to look up for anything.

Hope it helps!

Jim
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<SNIP>

Hi Jim,

Thanks for that. I had considered creating sub folders within the Inbox
but I tend to keep very little mail after I have read / dealt with it and
I like to be able to see what is outstanding at a glance.

I've had another reply to this and it's now sorted.

Thanks for your help.
 
C

Catsworth

In a previous post Brian Tillman muttered the following:
I'd wager you're running Outlook 2000 in Internet Mode Only, then.
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And you would win that wager Brian. Sorry, never occured to me that would
make a difference to the answer. I take it that when you are running
through a mail server you get different fields?
 
B

Brian Tillman

Catsworth said:
And you would win that wager Brian. Sorry, never occured to me that
would make a difference to the answer. I take it that when you are
running through a mail server you get different fields?
Click to expand...

Outlook 2000 in Corporate/Workgroup Mode presents different menu items in
some places.
 
C

Catsworth

In a previous post Brian Tillman muttered the following:

Outlook 2000 in Corporate/Workgroup Mode presents different menu items in
some places.
Click to expand...

That's useful to remember, thanks.
 
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TimH

Another question along the same lines....

I have a corporate/exchange account and two internet accounts. Is there a
way to distinguish what mail comes from where?

I tried adding the field Internet account but it comes up blank

Tim
 
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