rule to move sent items?

[Stephen Craft]

Hello,

I am trying to set up an Outlook rule to automatically move all messages
sent to a particular contact into a particular folder, and there does not
seem to be a way to do it. There is a rule to move a *copy* of all sent
messages, but then there is no way to automatically delete the original
afterwards, and there's no rule just to move the original. Does anyone know
of a way to accomplish this, or am I just S.O.L.?

Thank you,
Stephen C.

 

[Stephen Craft]

Really? No one? This seems like such a simple thing to do, I find it hard
to believe there's no way to do it...

 

[Gordon]

Stephen Craft wrote:
|| Really? No one? This seems like such a simple thing to do, I find
|| it hard to believe there's no way to do it...
||
|| |||
||| Hello,
|||
||| I am trying to set up an Outlook rule to automatically move all
||| messages sent to a particular contact into a particular folder, and
||| there does not seem to be a way to do it. There is a rule to move
||| a *copy* of all sent messages, but then there is no way to
||| automatically delete the original afterwards, and there's no rule
||| just to move the original. Does anyone know of a way to accomplish
||| this, or am I just S.O.L.?
|||
||| Thank you,
||| Stephen C.

Right click on a message sent to this contact and choose "Create Rule". You
can then specify the contact, and then there is an option to "Move to Sent
Items". Select that, and click on the "Sent Items" link. You can then choose
a different folder. Whether that works or not, I don't know.......

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

If you had posted your Outlook version, perhaps someone like me would have
taken the time to answer. As it stands now, any advice offered could be in
vain as rules have improved with each version.

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After furious head scratching, Stephen Craft asked:

| Really? No one? This seems like such a simple thing to do, I find
| it hard to believe there's no way to do it...
|
| ||
|| Hello,
||
|| I am trying to set up an Outlook rule to automatically move all
|| messages sent to a particular contact into a particular folder, and
|| there does not seem to be a way to do it. There is a rule to move a
|| *copy* of all sent messages, but then there is no way to
|| automatically delete the original afterwards, and there's no rule
|| just to move the original. Does anyone know of a way to accomplish
|| this, or am I just S.O.L.?
||
|| Thank you,
|| Stephen C.

 

[Stephen Craft]

I'm sorry, I'm using Outlook 2000. I looked for the Create New Rule thing
after right-clicking on a sent item, but it's not there -- maybe that's just
an option in Office XP or something.

This isn't a big deal, it's just that it seems like such a small thing, I
dunno, it just seems that there should be some way to do it.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

As I said, rules have improved a great deal in the newer versions - Outlook
2000 does not have the option that Gordon mentioned. It only exists in
Outlook 2003.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Stephen Craft asked:

| I'm sorry, I'm using Outlook 2000. I looked for the Create New Rule
| thing after right-clicking on a sent item, but it's not there --
| maybe that's just an option in Office XP or something.
|
| This isn't a big deal, it's just that it seems like such a small
| thing, I dunno, it just seems that there should be some way to do it.
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| || If you had posted your Outlook version, perhaps someone like me
|| would have taken the time to answer. As it stands now, any advice
|| offered could be in vain as rules have improved with each version.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Stephen Craft asked:
||
||| Really? No one? This seems like such a simple thing to do, I find
||| it hard to believe there's no way to do it...
|||
||| ||||
|||| Hello,
||||
|||| I am trying to set up an Outlook rule to automatically move all
|||| messages sent to a particular contact into a particular folder, and
|||| there does not seem to be a way to do it. There is a rule to move
|||| a *copy* of all sent messages, but then there is no way to
|||| automatically delete the original afterwards, and there's no rule
|||| just to move the original. Does anyone know of a way to accomplish
|||| this, or am I just S.O.L.?
||||
|||| Thank you,
|||| Stephen C.

 

[Gordon]

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
|| As I said, rules have improved a great deal in the newer versions -
|| Outlook 2000 does not have the option that Gordon mentioned. It
|| only exists in Outlook 2003.
||

Funny, I've got it in Outlook 2002.......

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

I skipped by that version so I am apparently mistaken in my reply. Thanks
for the correction.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:

| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
||| As I said, rules have improved a great deal in the newer versions -
||| Outlook 2000 does not have the option that Gordon mentioned. It
||| only exists in Outlook 2003.
|||
|
| Funny, I've got it in Outlook 2002.......

 

[Stephen Craft]

That sucks, but I suppose I'll live. Thank you.

Stephen C.