Custom Journal Entry Type

There is no way to extend the Entry Type list from within Outlook but you can extend it via the registry.

1. Open the Registry Editor;
   • Windows Vista and Windows 7
     Start-> type; regedit
   • Windows XP
     Start-> Run-> type; regedit
2. Browse to the following location in the registry
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Outlook\Journaling
3. Create a new key via;
   Edit-> New-> Key
4. Name it after the Entry Type. For instance; Errand
5. Now we must create 3 values for this key; Description, AutoJournaled and Large Icon
   1. Choose; Edit-> New-> String Value
      Name the value: Description
      Press Enter to confirm the value name
   2. Double click the created value name and type in the name of the Entry Type.
      In our example that would be; Errand
   3. Choose; Edit-> New-> DWORD Value
      Name the value: AutoJournaled
      Press Enter to confirm the value name
   4. Leave it the default value of; 0
   5. Choose; Edit-> New-> String Value
      Name the value: Large Icon
      Press Enter to confirm the value name
   6. Double click the created value name and give it the value; [11]
      The value of [11] will give it a Task icon. The value [12] will give it a letter icon.
      You can look up more icon values in the pictures below.

Overview of the small Journal icons in Outlook.

Overview of the large Journal icons in Outlook.

Note: There is no need to specify a “Small Icon” registry key. When there is no “Small Icon” key specified, Outlook will automatically use the “Small Icon” equivalent of the “Large Icon”.