nsaflin <nsaflin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have been an avid fan of Outlook XP (2002) because it allows me to
> create shortcut links in the Outlook bar to external folders on my
> hard disk (ie NOT folders in the outlook PST file, but external ones
> like for example "C:\My Documents\Customers\Customer A\")
...snip...
> Unfortunately, this feature seems to have been removed in Outlook
> 2003 and now 2007.
Correct.
> Am I missing something here, or have Microsoft removed an extremely
> useful feature from Outlook?
The latter.
> I realise that Outlook XP will fall by
> the wayside soon enough, and I would love to move to 2007, but this
> feature was an indespensible way our office has set up its filing
> system, and if we could replicate this in 2007 I would be extremely
> grateful.
Keeping mail in the Windows file system is hardly more efficient than
leaving it in Outlook. What you wish to do requires nothing more than two
extra clicks of the mouse button on on the shortcut to open the folder
before you deposit the messages. However, as an alternative, just put
shortcuts to the folders on your Desktop. Then you can drag-and-drop as you
did before; nothing has changed operationally, only the location of the
shortcuts.
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]