How to Assign a Category to an Item in Outlook Table View

Assigning color categories to items in your Inbox or other table views is similar for all Outlook items and assigning color categories in card view in Contacts or Icons view in Notes is the same as assigning color categories in Table view. Follow the steps below to learn how to assign a color category: Select the item. Click the Categorize button on the short-cut menu. Click a color category, or...

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