changing the subject line

Version: 2008
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an e-mail.

Can this be done like it is on Microsoft windows??

please help

luigy

Sam's
Tue Jul 22 10:16:52 CDT 2008

No. I tried the same thing, and it doesn't work in Entourage. This is a
feature I enjoyed on Windows. For example, I'll take my phone messages from
vonage and change the subject to include the caller's name. But it doesn't
work in Entourage.


On 7/22/08 8:00 AM, in article 59b54d3b.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"luigye@officeformac.com" <luigye@officeformac.com> wrote:

> Version: 2008
> Processor: Intel
> Email Client: pop
>
> would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an
> e-mail.
>
> Can this be done like it is on Microsoft windows??
>
> please help
>
> luigy

Jolly
Tue Jul 22 15:34:46 CDT 2008

In article <59b54d3b.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw>,
luigye@officeformac.com wrote:

> would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an
> e-mail.
>
> Can this be done like it is on Microsoft windows??

I can do it in Entourage 2004 by choosing Message > Edit from the menu
bar.

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Barry
Tue Jul 22 17:56:05 CDT 2008

In article <C4AB47F4.2C53%spam@bellevuefineart.com>,
Sam's Spam <spam@bellevuefineart.com> wrote:

> No. I tried the same thing, and it doesn't work in Entourage. This is a
> feature I enjoyed on Windows. For example, I'll take my phone messages from
> vonage and change the subject to include the caller's name. But it doesn't
> work in Entourage.
>
>


I think think is a limitation of Exchange accounts - it should be
possible in other accounts by choosing 'edit message' from the menu.

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Microsoft MVP

Sam's
Tue Jul 22 18:36:01 CDT 2008

Well you can't do it in Entourage 2008.


On 7/22/08 1:34 PM, in article
jollyroger-8E1C9C.15344622072008@news.individual.net, "Jolly Roger"
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <59b54d3b.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw>,
> luigye@officeformac.com wrote:
>
>> would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an
>> e-mail.
>>
>> Can this be done like it is on Microsoft windows??
>
> I can do it in Entourage 2004 by choosing Message > Edit from the menu
> bar.

Diane
Tue Jul 22 18:35:57 CDT 2008

"luigye@officeformac.com" wrote:

> would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an
> e-mail.

This is broken in Entourage 2008.

Removal of edit subject was unintentional. According to developers- when we
changed the appearance of mail headers, the dev removed this feature. Adding
it back in after the change ended up being very risky and we decided to
focus elsewhere. Download Edit Subject script and place it in your Entourage
script menu items folder inside the Microsoft User Data folder to change
subject.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/downloads/scripts/edit_subject.zip>

--
Diane

Jolly
Tue Jul 22 18:48:40 CDT 2008

In article <C4ABBCF1.2CA1%spam@bellevuefineart.com>,
Sam's Spam <spam@bellevuefineart.com> wrote:

> On 7/22/08 1:34 PM, in article
> jollyroger-8E1C9C.15344622072008@news.individual.net, "Jolly Roger"
> <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <59b54d3b.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw>,
> > luigye@officeformac.com wrote:
> >
> >> would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an
> >> e-mail.
> >>
> >> Can this be done like it is on Microsoft windows??
> >
> > I can do it in Entourage 2004 by choosing Message > Edit from the menu
> > bar.
>
> Well you can't do it in Entourage 2008.

That's a shame.

You should tell Microsoft how you feel about that (Help menu > Send
Feedback).

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Sam's
Tue Jul 22 19:46:31 CDT 2008

Thanks Diane! That is the most useful and straight forward answer/suggestion
I've seen here.


On 7/22/08 4:35 PM, in article
C4ABBCED.24252%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org, "Diane Ross"
<diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote:

> "luigye@officeformac.com" wrote:
>
>> would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an
>> e-mail.
>
> This is broken in Entourage 2008.
>
> Removal of edit subject was unintentional. According to developers- when we
> changed the appearance of mail headers, the dev removed this feature. Adding
> it back in after the change ended up being very risky and we decided to
> focus elsewhere. Download Edit Subject script and place it in your Entourage
> script menu items folder inside the Microsoft User Data folder to change
> subject.
>
> <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/downloads/scripts/edit_subject.zip>

aRKay
Wed Jul 23 08:21:41 CDT 2008

In article <C4ABCD77.2CAF%spam@bellevuefineart.com>,
Sam's Spam <spam@bellevuefineart.com> wrote:

> Thanks Diane! That is the most useful and straight forward answer/suggestion
> I've seen here.

Ditto.... and it works great



>
>
> On 7/22/08 4:35 PM, in article
> C4ABBCED.24252%diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org, "Diane Ross"
> <diane@invalid.entourage.mvps.org> wrote:
>
> > "luigye@officeformac.com" wrote:
> >
> >> would like to know if i can change the subject line once i have received an
> >> e-mail.
> >
> > This is broken in Entourage 2008.
> >
> > Removal of edit subject was unintentional. According to developers- when we
> > changed the appearance of mail headers, the dev removed this feature. Adding
> > it back in after the change ended up being very risky and we decided to
> > focus elsewhere. Download Edit Subject script and place it in your Entourage
> > script menu items folder inside the Microsoft User Data folder to change
> > subject.
> >
> > <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/downloads/scripts/edit_subject.zip>

jmosley
Wed Aug 06 11:14:43 CDT 2008

I found a post elsewhere that suggested to make an applescript that fixed the problem - it follows.. josh

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"

set objMessage to item 1 of (get current messages)


set dlgReply to display dialog "Subject:" default answer (get subject of objMessage) with icon 1
if text returned of dlgReply is not "" then
set subject of objMessage to text returned of dlgReply
end if

end tell