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How To increase size of the "Copy to Folder" Pop Up Window

Aug 10, 2010 5:37AM PDT

Windows 7, Outlook 2003 Professional)
How or can I increase the size of the "Copy To Folder" window that pops up when trying to copy an email, task or calendar item to a folder? Other pop up windows on my computer allow you to grab a corner or an edge and drag the window larger, but this window does not give you this option.

I want the larger window so I can see more folders at a glance. Right now, I have to scroll up and down too much to get to the folder I'm looking to copy to. Below is a screen shot.


http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l300/KC300C/CopyToFileWindow-ScreenShot.jpg

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I doubt you can
Aug 10, 2010 5:42AM PDT

I agree with you that window is impossibly small and I would have trouble myself navigating through that. But I guess the sizes are hard-wired into the Outlook code and only the Microsoft programmers could change that.

Is that Microsoft Outlook 2003? It looks different.

There may be a workaround. Place folder 'shortcuts' into the parent folder, (the one that first displays), to the other folders you want, then you can click/double-click and get transported direct to those folders.

That's the best I can offer.

Mark

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Thanks, but need more info on workaround
Aug 10, 2010 5:56AM PDT

I am not sure how your workaround works.
"There may be a workaround. Place folder 'shortcuts' into the parent folder, (the one that first displays), to the other folders you want, then you can click/double-click and get transported direct to those folders."
Would you mind walking me step-by-step through it? I don't understand how to do what you are saying and I am afraid I'll screw something up if I don't get clarification. Thanks for your replies!

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Yep I'll try
Aug 10, 2010 6:09AM PDT

You need to be familiar with Windows Explorer, the file manager. This is not to be confused with Internet Explorer.

If you don't know Windows Explorer it can be found in Start > All programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer, although you may have to drill further into System Tools.

Open that, and under Computer, C Drive you can list all of the folders created on the hard drive. Highlighting any folder will display it's contents in the right hand part of Explorer, (the right hand pane).

As a test, right click any folder and select "Send to: Desktop (Create a shortcut)". This will place a shortcut of that folder onto your Desktop. If you opened that shortcut an Explorer window would open directly displaying the contents of that window. You can always delete that shortcut if you don't want it.

Now the tricky part, Happy

You need to create shortcuts for all of the folders you need to navigate to in that Outlook navigation window. So, in Explorer, you have to, yourself, navigate to those folders. When you are there, you can now create shortcuts for them onto your Desktop.

You now need to move those shortcuts to the parent folder that this Outlook window displays when you first open it. Use Explorer to do that, then Cut and Paste those shortcuts from your desktop into that parent folder.

The next time you open that Navigation window you should see those shortcut files. I rename my shortcuts before moving them to something like, 1-Work, or 2-Documents, etc. That way they get listed first below any sub-folders.

Click or double click? my desktop and all of my files are single -click access. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it saves effort and time. I did that from the Control Panel > Folder options under the General tab, Single click items and Underline icon only when I point at them.

Hope that helps.

Mark

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Oh, I understand what you are doing, but.....
Aug 10, 2010 6:38AM PDT

This is a great tip and I will certainly try it out, but you may be confusing what I am trying to do with the "Copy To Folder" action. I usually use this feature to create a new Task or a Calendar event, that automatically adds a copy of the email to the new Task or Calendar event. For example, I open an email. I see that I want to follow up on it in 3 days with a phone call or an email reply to the sender. While the email is open, I click "Copy To Folder". The small pop up window (referenced previously) comes up with all of my Outlook folders. I would then find the Tasks folder within this window and click on it. Automatically a new Task is created that includes in the body of the Task, a file/attachment of the actual email and below that displays the entire text text of the email. I also use this same method to copy an email to individual files I have created in my Outlook folders in order to store them for later reference. It's basically my filing system.

There may be an easier way of doing this, but this is the fastest way I have found to attach an email to a Task or Calendar event. If you have a faster way, I would love to hear about.

Now back to my original question, can anyone help me increase the size of the "Copy To File" window? (If it is possible)

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Newly Created Task - Screen shot
Aug 10, 2010 6:45AM PDT