{"id":3016,"date":"2014-09-17T10:35:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2014-09-17T10:35:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:35:55","slug":"tools-for-categorizing-contacts-in-outlook-and-more-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/tools-for-categorizing-contacts-in-outlook-and-more-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Categorizing Contacts in Outlook (and more tools)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sept 17, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

A reader submitted the following about tools for categorizing contacts in Outlook, and some other tools. thought I’d pass it on as it looks useful.<\/p>\n

Here is what he wrote:<\/p>\n

I categorize my contacts so I can find, let\u2019s say, an electrical supplier, Also by project.\u00a0 Categorizing is much better than putting in a folder, as you know, because one contact can then be searched for by different categories. But categorizing has been a bit of a pain as you have to go through multiple steps to open the full category list, and you have to scroll down a long list.\u00a0 I searched for add ins that would place a persistent category list. I found these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category Manager<\/td>\nupdated 11\/27\/12 to v.2013-32<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.vboffice.net\/?id=2006063<\/a><\/td>\nAll of your categories in a side-bar: With\u00a0Quick-Cats\u00a0you can assign categories as fast as lightning.\u00a0\u00a0 You can rename any of the categories at any time – and rename categories for all of your folders at the same time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Categorize Plus<\/td>\n32 bit 2013 win 8 32\/64<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.veranosoft.com\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\ncategories list up all the time, grouping, filtering, etc now works in 2013 (jon zimmerman)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Categoriez<\/td>\nnot updated since 2010<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.software-solutions.co.nz\/aladdins_co\/alcoabout.aspx<\/a><\/td>\ncategories list up all the time, grouping, filtering, etc<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reliefjet Essentials<\/td>\nweak categorizer<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.reliefjet.com\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCategroizer, duplicate remover, attachment processig, send messages persoally, hide fax numbers,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

By far, the best was Categorize Plus \u2013 it provides a persistent list, but also allows you to build hierarchical menus: easier to classify.<\/p>\n

Here ae a couple of other add-ins that have made my life easier:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sperrysoftware.com\/outlook\/Save-As-PDF.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

this will export your emails and the attachments as one big file. I used this when I needed to fight a court case. I categorized all emails related to the case, filtered, then printed the whole batch , along with attachments.<\/p>\n

I also use Bluebeam as a pdf viewer\/editor \u2013 much better than acrobat (www.bluebeam.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Another add-in that will be dear to you hear is eeminders – http:\/\/www.standss.com\/eeminders\/default.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Inbox gets too intimidating to process \u2013 punt \u2013 it will hide and defer the email for whatever time you decide.<\/p>\n

A Reader<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I haven’t confirmed this reader’s suggestions, so I leave that up to you!<\/p>\n

Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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