![]() 'Outlook VB Macro to move selected mail item(s) to a target folder Make sure to change the name of the folders to match your email setting. Copy/paste the following VB Macro into the script editor. In Outlook (2007), click on the Tools | Macro menu item and select Visual Basic Editor (or use the Alt+F11 shortcut). – Items I’m waiting on a response from someone else before I can resolve.– Items I may want to take action on at some point in the future no time constraint. ![]() – Items I want to keep for future reference (i.e., I don’t want to delete it).– Items I need to take action on to complete. ![]() If you want to have your folders sort to the top of the list, start the folder name with a symbol such as use 4 main folders: I created my folders under the main Mailbox home folder. To create folders, right-click where you want to the folders to be created and select “New Folder” from the pop-up menu. While my email inbox never really gets to ‘zero,’ I am able to keep it pretty lean – depending on how diligent I am in following the GTD system. I was also influenced by the “ Inbox Zero” series on Merlin Mann’s “43 Folders” website, and a very good 2008 MacWorld article series entitled “ Empty Your Inbox.” The premise behind these macros is based on David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” methodology ( GTD). I finally got it working and decided to document the process for future reference. My target folders were located on the same level as the Inbox. There were plenty of examples on the web, but each assumed the target folder was located under the Inbox folder. Unfortunately, I didn’t make notes when I set them up several years ago, so I had to start from scratch. After getting the new machine (and turning in the old one), it didn’t take me long to realize I had forgotten to copy something I use A LOT – Outlook macros. When my work PC came off lease I took the necessary steps to back up my documents, IE favorites, etc.
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