How to Change (Edit) the Subject line

One of my long standing issues with Entourage, including the current
2008, is the tiny Subject line. I made some typo errors in a recent
message and went to the Sent folder to correct the Subject using the
Message/Edit Message menu option. When I tried to backspace on in
the Subject, the message was deleted.

Can someone tell me how to Edit the subject of an existing message
in Entourage 12.0.1? I must be doing something wrong.

Michel
Fri Apr 18 09:55:55 CDT 2008

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This feature was accidentally removed during the transition from 2004 to
2008. Right now, the subject line can only be edited via AppleScript; open
ScriptEditor, paste this code into the window and save the script into
~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Script Menu Items. Then, in
Entourage, select the message, click on the black scroll icon in your menu
bar (next to the Help menu) and select the script.

-- Change Subject v1.0 (2008-02-07)
-- an applescript by Barry Wainwright <mailto:barryw@mac.com>
-- Script to change the subject of an incoming message in Microsoft
Entourage ©
-- This script released under a Creative Commons Attribution, NonCommercial,
ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.
-- see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/> for full
details
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
try
set theMessage to item 1 of (get current messages)
if class of theMessage ? incoming message then error -99
on error
display dialog "please select an incoming message before running
this script" buttons {"Abort"} default button 1 giving up after 10
end try
set oldSubject to subject of theMessage
try
set newSubject to text returned of (display dialog "Enter New
Subject:" default answer oldSubject)
on error
-- user cancelled
return
end try
set subject of theMessage to newSubject
end tell

On 18/04/08 12:56, in article
arkayREMOVE-06CBDA.05563718042008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net, "aRKay"
<arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:

> One of my long standing issues with Entourage, including the current
> 2008, is the tiny Subject line. I made some typo errors in a recent
> message and went to the Sent folder to correct the Subject using the
> Message/Edit Message menu option. When I tried to backspace on in
> the Subject, the message was deleted.
>
> Can someone tell me how to Edit the subject of an existing message
> in Entourage 12.0.1? I must be doing something wrong.

--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:mac (Entourage & Word)

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Script; open ScriptEditor, paste this code into the window and save the scri=
pt into ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Script Menu Items. Then, i=
n Entourage, select the message, click on the black scroll icon in your menu=
bar (next to the Help menu) and select the script. 
 
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-- an applescript by Barry Wainwright <a href=3D=
"mailto:barryw@mac.com"><mailto:barryw@mac.com></a> 
-- Script to change the subject of an incoming=
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-- This script released under a Creative Commo=
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-- see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses=
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On 18/04/08 12:56, in article arkayREMOVE-06CBDA.05563718042008@news.housto=
n.sbcglobal.net, "aRKay" <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote: 
 
> One of my long standing issues with Entourage, i=
ncluding the current 
> 2008, is the tiny Subject line.  I made some typo errors in a rec=
ent 
> message and went to the Sent folder to correct the Subject using the<B=
R>
> Message/Edit Message menu option.  When I tried to backspace on i=
n 
> the Subject, the message was deleted. 
> 
> Can someone tell me how to Edit the subject of an existing message 
> in Entourage 12.0.1?   I must be doing something wrong. 
 
-- 
Michel Bintener 
Microsoft MVP 
Office:mac (Entourage & Word) 
 
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aRKay
Sat Apr 19 06:17:48 CDT 2008

Very nice solution to a MS OSIF issue. The Barry Wainwright applescript
works perfect after I deleted the credits.

For some reason the AppleScript editor would not let me save the REM
statements or credits. I deleted the text down to "details" and it work.

The script is very cool and lets you edit or change the subject.

Hopefully, the Entourage team at Microsoft will correct the situation
in one of the future updates. Until then...the Wainwright script works
great.

Thanks Again!!!

aRKay

In article <C42E831B.C6CB%mbintener@NOmvpsSPAM.org>,
Michel Bintener <mbintener@NOmvpsSPAM.org> wrote:

> This feature was accidentally removed during the transition from 2004 to
> 2008. Right now, the subject line can only be edited via AppleScript; open
> ScriptEditor, paste this code into the window and save the script into
> ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Script Menu Items. Then, in
> Entourage, select the message, click on the black scroll icon in your menu
> bar (next to the Help menu) and select the script.
>
> -- Change Subject v1.0 (2008-02-07)
> -- an applescript by Barry Wainwright <mailto:barryw@mac.com>
> -- Script to change the subject of an incoming message in Microsoft
> Entourage ©
> -- This script released under a Creative Commons Attribution, NonCommercial,
> ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.
> -- see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/> for full
> details
> tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
> try
> set theMessage to item 1 of (get current messages)
> if class of theMessage ? incoming message then error -99
> on error
> display dialog "please select an incoming message before running
> this script" buttons {"Abort"} default button 1 giving up after 10
> end try
> set oldSubject to subject of theMessage
> try
> set newSubject to text returned of (display dialog "Enter New
> Subject:" default answer oldSubject)
> on error
> -- user cancelled
> return
> end try
> set subject of theMessage to newSubject
> end tell
>
>
> On 18/04/08 12:56, in article
> arkayREMOVE-06CBDA.05563718042008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net, "aRKay"
> <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
>
> > One of my long standing issues with Entourage, including the current
> > 2008, is the tiny Subject line. I made some typo errors in a recent
> > message and went to the Sent folder to correct the Subject using the
> > Message/Edit Message menu option. When I tried to backspace on in
> > the Subject, the message was deleted.
> >
> > Can someone tell me how to Edit the subject of an existing message
> > in Entourage 12.0.1? I must be doing something wrong.

aRKay
Sat Apr 19 14:02:46 CDT 2008

Very nice solution to a MS OSIF issue. The Barry Wainwright applescript
works perfect after I deleted the credits.

For some reason the AppleScript editor would not let me save the REM
statements or credits. I deleted the text down to "details" and it
could then be saved.

The script is very cool and lets you edit or change the subject.

Hopefully, the Entourage team at Microsoft will correct the situation
in one of the future updates. Until then...the Wainwright script works
great.

Thanks Again!!!

aRKay

In article <C42E831B.C6CB%mbintener@NOmvpsSPAM.org>,
Michel Bintener <mbintener@NOmvpsSPAM.org> wrote:

> This feature was accidentally removed during the transition from 2004 to
> 2008. Right now, the subject line can only be edited via AppleScript; open
> ScriptEditor, paste this code into the window and save the script into
> ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Script Menu Items. Then, in
> Entourage, select the message, click on the black scroll icon in your menu
> bar (next to the Help menu) and select the script.
>
> -- Change Subject v1.0 (2008-02-07)
> -- an applescript by Barry Wainwright <mailto:barryw@mac.com>
> -- Script to change the subject of an incoming message in Microsoft
> Entourage ©
> -- This script released under a Creative Commons Attribution, NonCommercial,
> ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.
> -- see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/> for full
> details
> tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
> try
> set theMessage to item 1 of (get current messages)
> if class of theMessage ? incoming message then error -99
> on error
> display dialog "please select an incoming message before running
> this script" buttons {"Abort"} default button 1 giving up after 10
> end try
> set oldSubject to subject of theMessage
> try
> set newSubject to text returned of (display dialog "Enter New
> Subject:" default answer oldSubject)
> on error
> -- user cancelled
> return
> end try
> set subject of theMessage to newSubject
> end tell
>
>
> On 18/04/08 12:56, in article
> arkayREMOVE-06CBDA.05563718042008@news.houston.sbcglobal.net, "aRKay"
> <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
>
> > One of my long standing issues with Entourage, including the current
> > 2008, is the tiny Subject line. I made some typo errors in a recent
> > message and went to the Sent folder to correct the Subject using the
> > Message/Edit Message menu option. When I tried to backspace on in
> > the Subject, the message was deleted.
> >
> > Can someone tell me how to Edit the subject of an existing message
> > in Entourage 12.0.1? I must be doing something wrong.

How to Change (Edit) the Subject line

Re: How to Change (Edit) the Subject line by Michel

Re: How to Change (Edit) the Subject line by aRKay

Re: How to Change (Edit) the Subject line by aRKay