> > I've been trying to find a way of doing this, and whole-heartedly agree with
> > your suggestion. Even if you could just alternate colors or shading between
> > successive folders, it would be a great help.
> > > I would like to see a feature in Outlook where I can change mail folder text
> > > color and font properties. Enabling color-coded folders and user-defined
> > > folder appearance would help building a more effective and personalized
> > > folder structure, especially when you have 100+ folders to scroll and move
> > > between. The mail folder icons could also be made user-definable for
> > > ultimate personalization.
> > >
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> > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > >
> > >
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