If I have scores of folders starting with the same first word or letter combination, pressing the first letter or two doesn't make the process any quicker. I was talking about using space, hyphen or underscore following the first word of a multi-word foldername. Right now, renaming folders when in a list of same-first-word folders is my best solution. Otherwise I could insert dashes or something instead of space while creating a new folder or renaming an old one. Hopefully those symbols will work when transferring a new message to, or selecting from a list, a particular folder. Douglas Richard Dexheimer Chief of Braille Productions Born-Again Productions The Friedman Place, Apt.308 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 773-409-6163 drichardd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Spratt To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:04 AM Subject: RE: easier navigation to folders in Outlook Express I'm not sure I understand this latest point. When I use the shift-control-v command, for example, I press only the first, or sometime the first and second, letters of the name of the folder I wish to move the message to. No need to type the whole thing. Tell me what I'm missing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Richard Dexheimer Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:53 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: easier navigation to folders in Outlook Express I tried the underscore, hyphen, and a few other characters, while in the "move-to-folder" procedure, but none of those characters worked. The space is accepted when creating a new folder or renaming an old one, but not when moving a message to that existing folder or selecting it from the folders list. I agree the messages already in a folder stay there after I rename the folder. My issue only concerns moving a new message from my Inbox to an existing appropriate folder, or find the desired folder in the list. My version of OE is: About Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) © 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Certain designs and sentiments are copyrights of Hallmark Licensing, Inc. No products made with the Outlook Express Stationery which include any copyrighted material or trademarks of Hallmark Cards, Incorporated or its affiliates may be sold or distributed for resale. File Version acctres.dll 6.00.2600.0000 (xpclient.010817-1148) comctl32.dll 6.0 (xpsp.080413-2105) csapi3t1.dll <Unknown> directdb.dll 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) inetcomm.dll 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) OK Thanks again for your suggestions. Douglas Richard Dexheimer Chief of Braille Productions Born-Again Productions The Friedman Place, Apt.308 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 773-409-6163 drichardd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Spratt To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:37 AM Subject: RE: easier navigation to folders in Outlook Express First, renaming a folder doesn't require transferring messages to it. The old folder name disappears, and the messages stay in place under the new folder name. Second, although you and Dave Carlson have found that a space isn't accepted in a folder name, for me it is. I'm using Outlook 2003. But if your system won't accept spaces, Dave's underscore idea accomplishes much the same purpose. Personally, I'd use a character that doesn't require the shift key, such as a hyphen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Richard Dexheimer Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:26 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: easier navigation to folders in Outlook Express The space is used for separating words in the folder title containing two or more words. I use the same keystroke, shift+control+v when outside a message to move the highlighted message to a different folder. Pressing spacebar in this action only causes a ding, and the display stays where it was after pressing the last character before the space. The same thing happens when moving via the file menu from inside a message. I guess renaming a folder, then moving messages to the renamed folder, would be the only time saver as opposed to pressing the first letter or down arrow key a random number of times to move the selected message to another appropriate folder. Thanks for the tip. Douglas Richard Dexheimer Chief of Braille Productions Born-Again Productions The Friedman Place, Apt.308 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 773-409-6163 drichardd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Spratt To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 7:58 AM Subject: RE: easier navigation to folders in Outlook Express Could you clarify why you refer to the spacebar? Which method do you use for moving messages from folder to folder? I use shift-control-v when outside the message and a file menu method when inside a message. In either case, a space wouldn't even come up as part of the operation. Meanwhile, have you considered renaming the folders? I believe placing F2 at the folder name in the folders list would make this a simple task. When you press F2, an edit field appears. Type in the new name, press enter, and it should be done. To suggest an example, I have a folder I've named "JAWS Future." If I had as many JAWS folders as you, I'd probably switch the words to make it "Future JAWS." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Richard Dexheimer Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:48 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: easier navigation to folders in Outlook Express Good morning. I've been using OE for a few years, and I was wondering if you could address an issue I have when I have a bunch of folders starting with the same word in their names--i.e., I have almost 20 folders beginning with the word Jaws. When moving a message from my Inbox to a different folder, spacebar doesn't work; I can only use first letter or first word navigation. My only luck is pressing the first letter or down arrow numerous times till I land on the folder I want. Is there a quicker way to find the desired folder to transfer the message to, when spacebar is disabled and there's no character to substitute for space? Is this a Jaws or OE issue? Thanks for your suggestions. Douglas Richard Dexheimer Chief of Braille Productions Born-Again Productions The Friedman Place, Apt.308 5527 N. Maplewood Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 773-409-6163 drichardd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx