Re: i700 sync with Outlook subfolders

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 05/07/04 

Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 21:16:30 -0700

Awesome... Worked great
i700 is slow bringing up all the contacts but works good &
I know have all my different contacts in different
categories (or folders)
>-----Original Message-----
>You coldn't sync subfoldres. There is a Microsoft Outlook
plugin that copyes
>the contacts from subfolders to the contacts folder's
root. It is a bad
>solution because this is a one way sync. Any data that
you modify on ppc,
>does not come back to your contacts subfolders on your pc.
>
>I have got a good solution. (Dont' understand, why make
MS this copyer app,
>there is a simle solution)
>
>We want to use subfolders to simply separate contacts.
Pocket contacts use
>categories to separate contacts.
>
>1. See a subflder. Select all items. Right click->
categories. Take these
>contacts to a categorie with name of its folder. Repeat
this step for all of
>your contacts subfolders.
>2. Move all items to the contact's folder's root.
>3. Sync ipaq! Now, you can easy switch beetwen contacts
groups with your
>ipaq's contacts application. (Left top of the window)
>4. Let make menus in outlook to easily select categories.
>-Customize the toolbar: drop "Current View" to the
outlook toolbar.
>-Make custom views. Filter to categories. Make induvidual
buttons to each
>categories!
>
>If you make this, you get a dropdown menu, and you can
switch beetven
>categories like beetwen folders before.
>
>I attach a screenshot from my outllok. I
use: "Autoportal, Baratok, BME,
>Csalad, Egyeb, Info, Ismerosok, Szorakozohelyek,
Uzletfelek" folders before
>as you cansee. And now, I converted they to categories.
Its good.
>
>U.I.: There is a list rule anywhere? It's alowed to
attach files? If not i
>am sorry and please tell me!
>
>"Dsabbs" <dsabbs@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>news:85ec01c43258$66b89460$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> How can I sync my Outlook contact subfolders to my i700
>> pocket pc 2002?
>> Can it be done?
>>
>> I'm also having problems with media player... It doesn't
>> launch... uninstalled & re-installed. still doesn't
work?
>>
>> Should I upgrade to pocket pc 2003?
>>
>> any help would be greatly appreciated
>> dsabbs
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