Color combinations you set appear in the Inbox, the All Documents view, and any folders you later create based on the Inbox design. Colors other than red appear on unread messages, so the messages no longer appear in red, but still have red stars.

Note If you open a replica of your mail database on a Domino Release 5 server, the colors don't appear, but they do in replicas on Domino Release 6 servers or in local replicas.

To set custom mail colors

1. Open your mail database.

2. From the menu, choose Actions - Tools - Preferences.

3. Under Mail, click the Colors tab.

4. Click the first box under "Sender names."

5. Enter the name(s) of people whose messages you want to appear in the first color combination. Separate names by pressing ENTER. To select names from an address book, click the arrow at the bottom right of the box. You can enter only individual names, not group names.

Tip You can enter a first or last name such as Fred or Smith to use a color combination for all people with that name. For example, you can identify people with your family's last name.

7. (Optional) Repeat steps 4 through 6 to specify two additional color combinations and the names of people whose messages should appear in those colors.

8. Click OK.

To remove custom mail colors

1. Open your mail database.

2. From the menu, choose Actions - Tools - Preferences.

3. Under Mail, click the Colors tab.

4. Click the "Restore default Mail colors" button.

5. Click OK.

See Also

Customizing your Inbox and mail
Customizing the information display in a view