Sorting or Grouping custom formula fields PaulM 01.08.2006 09:25:01 I have created a custom formula field to show how long until a task is due (or how overdue it is). To help prioritise work, I'd like to sort or group my task list by this field but Outlook won't let me. I know that there are alternative solutions - I have tried just using the Due Date field but it puts items with no due date at the top of the list before the things that are due soonest, which makes the list less easy to read. I could also hide these items but they tend to be long-term tasks that I want to keep visibile. I could also assign them a real or fake due date but that would cause problems down the line.

Re: Sorting or Grouping custom formula fields "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp[ at ]outlookcode.com> 01.08.2006 11:18:03 So, what's your question? You've accurately analyzed all the available options and why there is no solution that does exactly what you want. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "PaulM" <PaulM[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:758ED2E9-5521-45F1-9791-8E3ED40F99F7[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have created a custom formula field to show how long until a task is due > (or how overdue it is). To help prioritise work, I'd like to sort or group my > task list by this field but Outlook won't let me. > I know that there are alternative solutions - I have tried just using the > Due Date field but it puts items with no due date at the top of the list > before the things that are due soonest, which makes the list less easy to > read. I could also hide these items but they tend to be long-term tasks that > I want to keep visibile. I could also assign them a real or fake due date but > that would cause problems down the line. >

Re: Sorting or Grouping custom formula fields PaulM 03.08.2006 11:02:01 Sorry I didn't make that clear at all. My question was whether it is possible to have Outlook sort or group by the custom formula field. Paul "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > So, what's your question? You've accurately analyzed all the available options and why there is no solution that does exactly what you want. > > -- > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > > "PaulM" <PaulM[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:758ED2E9-5521-45F1-9791-8E3ED40F99F7[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I have created a custom formula field to show how long until a task is due > > (or how overdue it is). To help prioritise work, I'd like to sort or group my > > task list by this field but Outlook won't let me. > > I know that there are alternative solutions - I have tried just using the > > Due Date field but it puts items with no due date at the top of the list > > before the things that are due soonest, which makes the list less easy to > > read. I could also hide these items but they tend to be long-term tasks that > > I want to keep visibile. I could also assign them a real or fake due date but > > that would cause problems down the line. > > >

Re: Sorting or Grouping custom formula fields "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp[ at ]outlookcode.com> 03.08.2006 11:23:27 No, that's not possible. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "PaulM" <PaulM[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C0F516CE-4DB8-40D4-90E4-9B8BBC3456F0[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Sorry I didn't make that clear at all. > My question was whether it is possible to have Outlook sort or group by the > custom formula field. > Paul > > > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: > >> So, what's your question? You've accurately analyzed all the available options and why there is no solution that does exactly what you want. >> >> "PaulM" <PaulM[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:758ED2E9-5521-45F1-9791-8E3ED40F99F7[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I have created a custom formula field to show how long until a task is due >> > (or how overdue it is). To help prioritise work, I'd like to sort or group my >> > task list by this field but Outlook won't let me. >> > I know that there are alternative solutions - I have tried just using the >> > Due Date field but it puts items with no due date at the top of the list >> > before the things that are due soonest, which makes the list less easy to >> > read. I could also hide these items but they tend to be long-term tasks that >> > I want to keep visibile. I could also assign them a real or fake due date but >> > that would cause problems down the line. >> > >>

Re: Sorting or Grouping custom formula fields PaulM 07.08.2006 08:16:01 Ok, thanks for the help - at least that saves me spending time trying to work out how to do it. Paul "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > No, that's not possible. > > -- > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > > "PaulM" <PaulM[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C0F516CE-4DB8-40D4-90E4-9B8BBC3456F0[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Sorry I didn't make that clear at all. > > My question was whether it is possible to have Outlook sort or group by the > > custom formula field. > > Paul > > > > > > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: > > > >> So, what's your question? You've accurately analyzed all the available options and why there is no solution that does exactly what you want. > >> > >> "PaulM" <PaulM[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:758ED2E9-5521-45F1-9791-8E3ED40F99F7[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> >I have created a custom formula field to show how long until a task is due > >> > (or how overdue it is). To help prioritise work, I'd like to sort or group my > >> > task list by this field but Outlook won't let me. > >> > I know that there are alternative solutions - I have tried just using the > >> > Due Date field but it puts items with no due date at the top of the list > >> > before the things that are due soonest, which makes the list less easy to > >> > read. I could also hide these items but they tend to be long-term tasks that > >> > I want to keep visibile. I could also assign them a real or fake due date but > >> > that would cause problems down the line. > >> > > >> >