Expand all folders in Outlook 2003 ?

We have a user here who is trying to set her outlook to automatically expand
all folders when she opens outlook.

I have looked in the menu's and done a search on the 'net, but haven't found
anything on how to do this - is it possible?

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Regards,
Michael Patten

DipIT, MCSE, CLS

Accenture Internal Technology Services
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-- There are two types of computer users;
Those that have lost data, and those who are about to.

Michael Patten

In my last position I bet I spent 50% of my time trying to solve issues like this. When I realized that it was wasting my time and that the application worked and there was no real issue, I stopped wasting my time and the companys time solving these "lazy" issues.

If you are talking about folders they have created just expand them and close outlook. It should "remember" your settings. If you are talking about the Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks folder the user is indeed wasting your time.

Once you find a solution check back with the user in a week or so and see if they still have all the folders expanded. I bet you money that they won't be. Users love to waste IT personnels time by solving meaningless issues.


"Michael Patten" wrote:

> We have a user here who is trying to set her outlook to automatically expand
> all folders when she opens outlook.
>
> I have looked in the menu's and done a search on the 'net, but haven't found
> anything on how to do this - is it possible?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Michael Patten
>
> DipIT, MCSE, CLS
>
> Accenture Internal Technology Services
> ________________________________
> PH: +61 2 9005 5368
> E-Mail :
> (Please remove "NOSPAM.")
>
> -- There are two types of computer users;
> Those that have lost data, and those who are about to.
>
>
>

From what I have been advised both in response to my post and my contact
within Microsoft, Outlook does not have this feature, and will remember
which folders were expanded when closing.



To have all expanded when entering, you need to expand all before exiting !


--
Regards,
Michael Patten


DipIT, MCSE, CLS

Accenture Internal Technology Services
________________________________
PH: +61 2 9005 5368
E-Mail :
(Please remove "NOSPAM.")

Remember - There are 2 types of users;
Those that have lost data, and those who are about to.
"Jerry" <> wrote in message
news:9E1129C6-50BF-4945-BC79-...
> In my last position I bet I spent 50% of my time trying to solve issues
like this. When I realized that it was wasting my time and that the
application worked and there was no real issue, I stopped wasting my time
and the companys time solving these "lazy" issues.
>
> If you are talking about folders they have created just expand them and
close outlook. It should "remember" your settings. If you are talking about
the Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks folder the user is indeed wasting
your time.
>
> Once you find a solution check back with the user in a week or so and see
if they still have all the folders expanded. I bet you money that they won't
be. Users love to waste IT personnels time by solving meaningless issues.
>
>
> "Michael Patten" wrote:
>
> > We have a user here who is trying to set her outlook to automatically
expand
> > all folders when she opens outlook.
> >
> > I have looked in the menu's and done a search on the 'net, but haven't
found
> > anything on how to do this - is it possible?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Michael Patten
> >
> > DipIT, MCSE, CLS
> >
> > Accenture Internal Technology Services
> > ________________________________
> > PH: +61 2 9005 5368
> > E-Mail :
> > (Please remove "NOSPAM.")
> >
> > -- There are two types of computer users;
> > Those that have lost data, and those who are about to.
> >
> >
> >

The purpose of folders is to hold contents..what they are asking is
defeating the purpose of having them in the first place.


"Michael Patten" <> wrote in message
news:...
> From what I have been advised both in response to my post and my contact
> within Microsoft, Outlook does not have this feature, and will remember
> which folders were expanded when closing.
>
>
>
> To have all expanded when entering, you need to expand all before exiting
!
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Michael Patten
>
>
> DipIT, MCSE, CLS
>
> Accenture Internal Technology Services
> ________________________________
> PH: +61 2 9005 5368
> E-Mail :
> (Please remove "NOSPAM.")
>
> Remember - There are 2 types of users;
> Those that have lost data, and those who are about to.
> "Jerry" <> wrote in message
> news:9E1129C6-50BF-4945-BC79-...
> > In my last position I bet I spent 50% of my time trying to solve issues
> like this. When I realized that it was wasting my time and that the
> application worked and there was no real issue, I stopped wasting my time
> and the companys time solving these "lazy" issues.
> >
> > If you are talking about folders they have created just expand them and
> close outlook. It should "remember" your settings. If you are talking
about
> the Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks folder the user is indeed wasting
> your time.
> >
> > Once you find a solution check back with the user in a week or so and
see
> if they still have all the folders expanded. I bet you money that they
won't
> be. Users love to waste IT personnels time by solving meaningless issues.
> >
> >
> > "Michael Patten" wrote:
> >
> > > We have a user here who is trying to set her outlook to automatically
> expand
> > > all folders when she opens outlook.
> > >
> > > I have looked in the menu's and done a search on the 'net, but haven't
> found
> > > anything on how to do this - is it possible?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > Michael Patten
> > >
> > > DipIT, MCSE, CLS
> > >
> > > Accenture Internal Technology Services
> > > ________________________________
> > > PH: +61 2 9005 5368
> > > E-Mail :
> > > (Please remove "NOSPAM.")
> > >
> > > -- There are two types of computer users;
> > > Those that have lost data, and those who are about to.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>