Color code your Outlook 2010 Inbox Messages

Most of us at Microsoft spend most of our time in Outlook and the flow of email sometimes can get overwhelming. Categories, Rules and Alerts are one way to prioritize the flow. You can take this one step further and color code your inbox as such:

Outlook 2010 moved the location for Automatic Formatting. Here are the steps to set up Conditional Formatting to color code your Inbox.

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• Anonymous
  September 28, 2010
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• Anonymous
  December 02, 2010
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• Anonymous
  January 10, 2011
  In Outlook 2003 we could color code messages from different people. For example I would color code all my clients green and my employees blue. That way it was easy for me to go to the client e-mails first.  I just went to tools and organize and then use color and selected the e-mail and the color. Then that person's e-mails would always be green and I could make as many clients as I have green. Can this be done in 2010?
• Anonymous
  March 22, 2011
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• Anonymous
  March 25, 2011
  Also, would it be possible to change background color as well as font color as it is seen in Lotus Notes?  Is there an Add-In for this additional 2010 functionality?
• Anonymous
  March 25, 2011
  2010 Really is not as good or user friendly as earlier versions....the color coding of emails that was so easy before has been destroyed by this new version...recommendation is stick with earlier versions and dont waste your money...
• Anonymous
  April 21, 2011
  Sue - You can color code your employees and clients email simply by applying a rule using Conditional Formatting based on the distribution list or name of the individual.  Let me know if you are having trouble with this.
• Anonymous
  April 21, 2011
  Clatyon - you can change the background color using stationery in Outlook 2010.  Let me know if you want a tutorial posted or if that doesn't do it for you.