OL98: In Progress Status Formatting of Tasks May Not Work

ID: Q195078

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 98

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Outlook 98, applying a color formatting control to tasks with a status of "in progress" may not change the color of tasks in progress.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the Advanced filtering options to apply to "in progress" items, or other status conditions of tasks. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Task folder's View menu, point to Current View and click

   Customize Current View.

2. Click Automatic Formatting and then click Add.

3. Type a name for this new rule, such as "In Progress" (without the

   quotation marks).

4. Click Font, click to select a unique color from the list and click OK.

5. Click Condition and then click the Advanced tab.

6. Click Field, point to All Task fields, and click Status.

7. In the Value list, click to select "in progress" and then click

   "Add to list." Click OK three times.

All tasks with a status of "in progress" should change to the selected color.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords          : GnlFrmt GnlTasks 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999