OL97: Error Message: "You cannot group items by this field"

Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
Article ID: Q162993

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOM

When you use the group-by-field feature of Microsoft Outlook 97, you may receive the following error message:

   You cannot group items by this field.

CAUSE

Outlook cannot group by certain types of fields, such as Formula and Combination field types.

REFERENCES

For more information about grouping, type "how to group" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Group items."

For more information about Formula and Combination fields, type "formula fields" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Examples of Formula and Combination fields." :

Additional query words: 97
Keywords : GnlFold kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
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