Mine, too. I think that the "[mso]" is the culprit. Outlook doesn't see the "Re:" first so thinks it's a new subject. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Christine [mailto:blue3123@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 9:30 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Sorting posts by subject - solution I have OL 2002 and when I do this, it groups them by subject, but it doesn't ignore the RE:, they are grouped as a separate subject. What am I doing wrong? Christine -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dian Chapman Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:56 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Sorting posts by subject - solution Hi folks... Yeah, I've been very busy rolling out a client upgrade and doing training...as well as trying to get a grip on being a road warrior after two years of sitting on my butt while directing tech traffic!<g> So it's been an adventure! Anyway...I was just sorting the tons of posts from this week in Outlook...when it dawned on me that I was doing something that I believe someone had once asked about. Don't know if there was ever an answer...so here's one. Problem: If you attempt to sort all the posts in Outlook (or any email) by SUBJECT by clicking on the subject column button at the top of via the View ....(depending on version, next menu)...Sort/by Subject...they will get mixed up cos' an email with the subject of: My Problem ...will not be sorted in the same alpha order as one with the subject of RE: My Problem To fix this...click View (versions have different items here, I believe)...but move to the CUSTOM view. Then click on GROUP and GROUP by Subject...rather than using the group default of auto group and then using SORT by subject. When you GROUP them...the one with and without the RE and FORWARD are ignored and the subject text itself will be grouped. This will help you keep the question with the subsequent answers. Hope this helps someone out there! Cheers... Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant,=20 Microsoft MVP & Instructor Free Tutorials: www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: www.mousetrax.com/books.html Learn VBA the easy way, thru video! www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html =20 ************************************************************ * You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to=20 mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. 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