How do I clear all flags on numerous contacts at once?

I somehow accidently hit either a key combination or icon that flagged every
one of my 1200+ contacts with a follow up flag. I'm clear on how to unflag
them one at a time, but how do I select them all and then unflag them? When
I have multiple contacts selected the flag option is not available and going
through them all one at a time is not going to be my idea of a good time.

The other option would be some insight on the key combination or icon I may
have hit and then I could just undo the command, but I've entered other
commands since the accident and "undo" isn't available to me now.

Thanks for any insight you might have!

Try this:

show them in the Phone List view. Turn on the Advanced Toolbar (leave it on
too - it has some good functions!)

use the Group By box to group by the Flag field. Un flag at least one
COntact. It will appear grouped as None. Drag all the others from their
group(s) into the None group.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit! AND next time post your
version!!!!!!!!!


Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual
way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of
complaining.
Jef Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal
"skelton_shannon" wrote in
message news
I somehow accidently hit either a key combination or icon that flagged
every
one of my 1200+ contacts with a follow up flag. I'm clear on how to
unflag
them one at a time, but how do I select them all and then unflag them?
When
I have multiple contacts selected the flag option is not available and
going
through them all one at a time is not going to be my idea of a good time.

The other option would be some insight on the key combination or icon I
may
have hit and then I could just undo the command, but I've entered other
commands since the accident and "undo" isn't available to me now.

Thanks for any insight you might have!

....I have MS Office 2003

"skelton_shannon" wrote:

I somehow accidently hit either a key combination or icon that flagged every
one of my 1200+ contacts with a follow up flag. I'm clear on how to unflag
them one at a time, but how do I select them all and then unflag them? When
I have multiple contacts selected the flag option is not available and going
through them all one at a time is not going to be my idea of a good time.

The other option would be some insight on the key combination or icon I may
have hit and then I could just undo the command, but I've entered other
commands since the accident and "undo" isn't available to me now.

Thanks for any insight you might have!

Thanks Judy! That worked.

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

Try this:

show them in the Phone List view. Turn on the Advanced Toolbar (leave it on
too - it has some good functions!)

use the Group By box to group by the Flag field. Un flag at least one
COntact. It will appear grouped as None. Drag all the others from their
group(s) into the None group.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit! AND next time post your
version!!!!!!!!!


Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual
way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of
complaining.
Jef Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal
"skelton_shannon" wrote in
message news
I somehow accidently hit either a key combination or icon that flagged
every
one of my 1200+ contacts with a follow up flag. I'm clear on how to
unflag
them one at a time, but how do I select them all and then unflag them?
When
I have multiple contacts selected the flag option is not available and
going
through them all one at a time is not going to be my idea of a good time.

The other option would be some insight on the key combination or icon I
may
have hit and then I could just undo the command, but I've entered other
commands since the accident and "undo" isn't available to me now.

Thanks for any insight you might have!

You're most welcome.

That method can be used to change data on all sorts of fields.


Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual
way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of
complaining.
Jef Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal
"skelton_shannon" wrote in
message ...
Thanks Judy! That worked.

"Judy Gleeson (MVP Outlook)" wrote:

Try this:

show them in the Phone List view. Turn on the Advanced Toolbar (leave it
on
too - it has some good functions!)

use the Group By box to group by the Flag field. Un flag at least one
COntact. It will appear grouped as None. Drag all the others from their
group(s) into the None group.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit! AND next time post your
version!!!!!!!!!


Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual
way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of
complaining.
Jef Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal
"skelton_shannon" wrote in
message news
I somehow accidently hit either a key combination or icon that flagged
every
one of my 1200+ contacts with a follow up flag. I'm clear on how to
unflag
them one at a time, but how do I select them all and then unflag them?
When
I have multiple contacts selected the flag option is not available and
going
through them all one at a time is not going to be my idea of a good
time.

The other option would be some insight on the key combination or icon I
may
have hit and then I could just undo the command, but I've entered other
commands since the accident and "undo" isn't available to me now.

Thanks for any insight you might have!