Hi,
I use a shared mailbox with a number of other people.
When one of them changes the view, it changes it for everyone. As there are
thousands of emails, this takes 10-20 minutes (and locks outlook).

I want to be able to lock it down so it is impossible for someone to alter
the view on a certain folder.
Primarily, I want to disable the sorting.
e.g Clicking on 'Subject', sorts emails by subject.

Is this possible, and mow Might I do it?
Thanks.

-- Create a custom view, choosing the "On this folder, visible to everyone" option.

-- Choose View | Current View | Define Views. Select the desired view, and click Publish. At the bottom of that dialog, check the box for "Only show views created for this folder."

-- On the folder's Properties dialog, on the Administration tab, select your view as the Initial View on Folder.

-- To keep users from changing that view, display the folder and view, then run this VBA macro:

Sub LockView()
Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentView.LockUserCha nges = True
End Sub

That won't prevent someone from changing the view for their own use during that Outlook session (which isn't possible), but it will prevent any view changes from being stored between sessions.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Sillychuckie" wrote in message ...
Hi,
I use a shared mailbox with a number of other people.
When one of them changes the view, it changes it for everyone. As there are
thousands of emails, this takes 10-20 minutes (and locks outlook).

I want to be able to lock it down so it is impossible for someone to alter
the view on a certain folder.
Primarily, I want to disable the sorting.
e.g Clicking on 'Subject', sorts emails by subject.

Is this possible, and mow Might I do it?
Thanks.