How can I move my Outlook Master Category List to another machine?

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I want to set permission in Outlook to avoid users to to add, delete or reset Master Category List.

Is it possible.

Not that I'm aware of directly. You could go into the registry editor, I suppose, and set security on that specific key to disallow writing, but exactly how outlook would react to this is anyone's guess.

Leo

If it is a registry key then perhaps utilizing Active Directory Group Policies would be a great way to enforce a consistent list across your office.

I havn't tried this yet but I plan to test very soon.

Hi,
How can I import my address book from msn to netzero?

I took a look at Netzero, and unfortunately I don't see a way to import an external address book. As a subscriber, perhaps their customer support can answer this question for you.

Leo

Can you print the Master Category list from your PC?

Not that I'm aware of. Not easily anyway. I'd look into writing a macro that used the Outlook object model and see if it's exposed therein, but that's going to require some macro programming, so it's certainly not for everyone.

I am looking for an enterprise wide solution -- making all master category lists the same through active directory is exactly what I would like to do. Any ideas or thoughts? Where is the key in the regestry?

Thanks for any help.

Enter the Categories into your Master Categories List.
Use Desktop Standard's PolicyMaker Registry Extension (it's free) to roll out the “[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1543536400-931875892-317593308-1926\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Categories]
"MasterList"=…” registry key to everyone.

There's an addin available that allows to import and export Outlook categories, for Outlook 2007 even colors are supported. You can also print your categories. Please look for 'Category Manager' on www.VBOffice.net

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