I would like to select the contacts in a category and switch them to another category. Can this be automated?
3 Answers
This can be achieved by doing the following:
Open your Contacts folder
View
->Current View
->By Category
The Contacts will be grouped by Category
Right click on the Category header row you wish to change
Select
Categories...
Change as necessary
Click
OK
Done!
Screenshots below from Outlook 2003, process is same for all versions I think:
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Extra info: Outlook 2010 (beta) does not seem to support right-clicking the category group, you need to expand it out and shift-select all the items. Right click > categorize > all categories then gives you a list box where you can tick and untick multiple categories.– AdamVMar 25, 2010 at 10:42
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If you switch to list view and use grouping on the Categories column, you should be able to drag and drop contacts between Catgetegories groups.
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Only works if there are already contacts in the category (or categories) that you want to move to. Unused categories will not be shown in the list view. See my answer for how to access unused categories.– ShevekMar 25, 2010 at 9:51
It is almost certainly possible if you are willing to write some code. This is ne of the best resources for scripting Outlook. http://www.outlookcode.com/