I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to set up conditional formatting in Outlook that highlights messages in my inbox based on whether I've replied to or forwarded them. Has anyone done this?
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I hadn’t thought about this before, but I did a quick search and found some info. You might want to check out Microsoft’s support page on using conditional formatting rules. It gives a good overview of how to change incoming messages in Outlook. I need to give this a try myself later!
Are you using the new Outlook for Windows or the classic version? It could make a difference in the options available to you.
I’m on the classic Outlook, fully updated to the latest version.
If you have some programming experience, you could consider developing your own VSTO Add-In. Alternatively, you can look online for tutorials. You might use something like `mail.LastVerbExecuted` which can tell you about the last action on the email. From there, you can categorize the emails based on whether you replied or forwarded them.
I saw that too! I’m having trouble figuring out how to apply conditions specifically to the original email after replying or forwarding. It's simple for sent items, but the original inbound message seems tricky.