There are four types of Filter Combo Boxes used in Categorize Plus.
These include Category Filter, Email Address
Filter, Custom Filter and Standard
Filter combo boxes. The first three types are added to the
Categorize Plus Toolbar by selecting either Category Tag, Email Address or
Custom Filter Menu
Items from the Categorize Plus Filter Menu. The fourth type is added
by selecting Standard Filters from the Standard Filters Menu that is also
listed under the Filter Menu. Each of these four types of Filter Combo
Boxes are illustrated below. For more information on how to create
Categorize Plus Menu Items and add them to the Filter Menu, then
please refer to the Building Menus help topic. Identifying Filter Combo Boxes Filter Combo Boxes in the Categorize Plus Toolbar are
identified by the Remove Filter Combo Boxes
command button. Combo boxes just to the right of this command
button are Filter Combo Boxes. An example of this button is shown in the
illustration below. Please refer to the Remove Filter Combo
Boxes help topic for more information on how to remove Filter Combo Boxes.
Icon to Remove
Filter Combo
Boxes
Using Filter Combo Boxes
Whenever a Filter Combo Box is added to the toolbar, then the filter that is currently applied to the Outlook view is modified to included the filter criteria that is associated with the combo box. For more information regarding a specific type of Filter Combo Box, then please select the associated help topic from the list of additional help topics provided below. In addition, if you are connected to the internet and wish to learn more regarding how filters are used in Outlook, then click here to open a Microsoft Outlook help topic that explains how to filter items and files in Outlook views.
Additional Help Topics Regarding Filter Combo Boxes
- Category Filter combo boxes are used to filter Outlook views based on the categories that are assigned to Outlook items.
- Email Address Filter combo boxes are used to filter Outlook views based on the names or email addresses contained in the From, To, CC and BCC address fields of Outlook items.
- Custom Filter combo boxes are used to filter Outlook views based on user defined custom filter criteria.
- Standard Filter combo boxes are used to filter Outlook views based on pre-configured filter criteria that is selected from the Categorize Plus Standard Filters Menu.
- Group Filters are used to group multiple Category Filters, Email Address Filters and Custom Filters together in complex queries.
- Duplicate Filter and Search Combo Boxes explains how to allow duplicate Filter Combo Boxes.
- Modify Filter and Search Combo Boxes explains the options for modifying a Filter Combo Box after it has been added to the toolbar.
- Remove Filter Combo Boxes explains how to remove Filter Combo Boxes that have been added to the Categorize Plus Toolbar.
Example of the Four Types of Filter Combo Boxes in the Categorize Plus Toolbar:
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