Using Flags

Flags are a special way to mark your resources allowing you to mark some resource for follow up.

Flags Available in Omea

In Omea each resource can be marked with any of 6 color flags (Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow) or Completed flag.

Setting Flags

There are two ways to set a flag for a resource:

• The easy way:
  Click the flag column sign for the corresponding resource. Each click cycles the flag settings as Red Flag - Completed - None. Other flags are not available.
• The following are various ways to set flags - you whichever you like. Though being more complicated they enable you to set any of the flags.
  • Right-click the resource flag column and select desired flag in the pop-up menu.
  • Right-click the resource and select desired flag in the Flag with item of the pop-up menu.
  • Select the resource and select the desired flag in the Main menu -> Actions -> Flag with.
  • Select a resource in the Items List and press one of the shortcuts - Ctrl + 1 to 6 for color flags, Ctrl + 7 for Completed flag and Ctrl + 0 to remove the flag.

Viewing Flagged Resources

Flagged resources can be reviewed using the Flagged view of the Views and Categories pane in any of the tabs. If this pane is not visible, open the desired resource tab and click the Views and Categories button on the pane selector bar (left-hand side of the main window). It shows all flagged resource at the selected tab.

To view resources assigned with particular type of flag, you have another option: when a resource is flagged, a special type of flag link appears in its Links bar in the Detail Viewer pane. Clicking the link shows all resources flagged with this flag type.

Viewing Flagged Items (in Omea Pro)

Flags and Rules in Omea

Suppose you mark items with Flags in Omea quite often and want to somehow automate this activity. To do so, you can create a rule which will for example, mark the incoming items which contain some particular entry in subject with a flag. You can later access these items in a Flagged View or create a specific View which will contain these items.